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Carbonate, and organic matter were removed through addition of 10mL aliquots of 30% H2O2 and 2mL aliquots of 10% HCl to ~50-100mL suspension on a hot plate. Dispersion was through heating with sodium pyrophosphate. Samples were measured on a Malvern Mastersizer 2000 with a Hydro 2000MU (A) accessory, using a Refractive index of 1.6 (Illite) and an absorption coefficient of 0.9. Results are in (vol. %) per size class, with diameter range equivalent to the diameter of spheres with the same volume as measured particles.", "east": -109.05, "geometry": ["POINT(-109.05 -68.735)"], "keywords": "Amundsen Sea Sector; Antarctica; Cryosphere; Glaciation; Grain Size; Pliocene; Sediment Core Data; Sedimentology", "locations": "Amundsen Sea Sector; Antarctica", "north": -68.735, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Earth Sciences", "persons": "Passchier, Sandra; Mino-Moreira, Lisbeth", "project_titles": "West Antarctic Ice-sheet Change and Paleoceanography in the Amundsen Sea Across the Pliocene Climatic Optimum", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010252", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "West Antarctic Ice-sheet Change and Paleoceanography in the Amundsen Sea Across the Pliocene Climatic Optimum"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -68.735, "title": "Grain-size data for the Pliocene section at IODP Site U1533, Amundsen Sea", "uid": "601900", "west": -109.05}, {"awards": "1143836 Leventer, Amy", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((117 -66,119.9 -66,122.8 -66,125.7 -66,128.6 -66,131.5 -66,134.4 -66,137.3 -66,140.2 -66,143.1 -66,146 -66,146 -66.1,146 -66.2,146 -66.3,146 -66.4,146 -66.5,146 -66.6,146 -66.7,146 -66.8,146 -66.9,146 -67,143.1 -67,140.2 -67,137.3 -67,134.4 -67,131.5 -67,128.6 -67,125.7 -67,122.8 -67,119.9 -67,117 -67,117 -66.9,117 -66.8,117 -66.7,117 -66.6,117 -66.5,117 -66.4,117 -66.3,117 -66.2,117 -66.1,117 -66))"], "date_created": "Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Totten Glacier is the termination of the largest marine-based portion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the Aurora Subglacial Basin. Yet little is known about the glacial evolution of the catchment and the factors influencing its present and past behavior. Due its remote location and heavy sea ice, the continental shelf in front of the Totten Glacier had not been comprehensively surveyed prior to this study. Satellite observations indicate that the Totten ice drainage system is thinning, and it has been hypothesized that this thinning is in response to undermelting by warm ocean waters over the continental shelf. While this process is observed elsewhere in Antarctica (e.g. the rapidly retreating Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica), the Totten Glacier system is potentially Antarcticas most important glacial drainage system due to its large size; it is three times larger than any system in West Antarctica. \u003c/br\u003eThe main goals of this proposal were: \u003c/br\u003eTo generate multibeam bathymetric maps of the continental shelf proximal to the Totten Glacier system to understand the recent regional glacial history and to document the pathways, if any, for circumpolar deep water to move onto the shelf. \u003c/br\u003eTo conduct a physical oceanographic survey of the region proximal to the Totten Glacier system, to determine the presence, if any, of warm ocean waters over the continental shelf.\u003c/br\u003eTo conduct a seismic survey of the continental shelf to assess the long-term evolution of the glacial system in the Aurora Subglacial Basin.\u003c/br\u003eTo collect marine sediment cores to determine the regional deglacial to Holocene climate history and the influence of warm circumpolar deep water.", "east": 146.0, "geometry": ["POINT(131.5 -66.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Cryosphere; Diatom; NBP1402; Totten Glacier", "locations": "Antarctica; Totten Glacier; Antarctica", "north": -66.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Integrated System Science", "persons": "Leventer, Amy; NBP1402 science party, ", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Totten Glacier System and the Marine Record of Cryosphere - Ocean Dynamics", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000008", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Totten Glacier System and the Marine Record of Cryosphere - Ocean Dynamics"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -67.0, "title": "NBP1402 diatom data", "uid": "601845", "west": 117.0}, {"awards": "2317097 Venturelli, Ryan", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-99.793 -74.857,-99.7882 -74.857,-99.7834 -74.857,-99.77860000000001 -74.857,-99.77380000000001 -74.857,-99.769 -74.857,-99.7642 -74.857,-99.7594 -74.857,-99.75460000000001 -74.857,-99.74980000000001 -74.857,-99.745 -74.857,-99.745 -74.8583,-99.745 -74.8596,-99.745 -74.8609,-99.745 -74.8622,-99.745 -74.8635,-99.745 -74.8648,-99.745 -74.8661,-99.745 -74.8674,-99.745 -74.8687,-99.745 -74.87,-99.74980000000001 -74.87,-99.75460000000001 -74.87,-99.7594 -74.87,-99.7642 -74.87,-99.769 -74.87,-99.77380000000001 -74.87,-99.77860000000001 -74.87,-99.7834 -74.87,-99.7882 -74.87,-99.793 -74.87,-99.793 -74.8687,-99.793 -74.8674,-99.793 -74.8661,-99.793 -74.8648,-99.793 -74.8635,-99.793 -74.8622,-99.793 -74.8609,-99.793 -74.8596,-99.793 -74.8583,-99.793 -74.857))"], "date_created": "Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains an ice and firn density profile from Winkie Nunatak, West Antarctica. 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All measurements were made at the University of Bern Ice Core Laboratory (Bern, Switzerland) using a new methane stable isotope analytical system. The data includes depth-adjacent replicate samples (separated by no more than 0.3m of depth). The data are displayed as a function of WAIS Divide Replicate Core depth and were corrected for gravitational and diffusional fractionation that occurs in the firn column according to Buizert et al., 2013. 1-sigma measurement uncertainty is also included and is determined from analytical uncertainty and uncertainties associated with diffusional and gravitational fractionation. Additional funding for this work was provided by the Swiss National Foundation, Awards #200020_172506 and #200020B_200328L.", "east": null, "geometry": null, "keywords": "Abrupt Climate Change; Antarctica; Atmospheric Gases; Biogeochemical Cycles; Carbon Cycle; Cryosphere; Greenhouse Gas; Methane; West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide", "locations": "Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide", "north": null, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Riddell-Young, Benjamin; Lee, James; Schmitt, Jochen; Fischer, Hubertus; Bauska, Thomas; Menking, Andy; Iseli, Rene; Clark, Reid; Brook, Edward J.", "project_titles": "Tracing Past Methane Variations with Stable Isotopes in Antarctic Ice Cores", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010416", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Tracing Past Methane Variations with Stable Isotopes in Antarctic Ice Cores"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": null, "title": "Carbon-13 and Deuterium isotopic composition of atmospheric methane across Heinrich Stadial 4, and Dansgaard Oesgher Event 8, WAIS Divide Replicate Ice Core, Antarctica", "uid": "601813", "west": null}, {"awards": "0632282 Jacobs, Stanley; 0440775 Jacobs, Stanley", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-116.9985 -67.6776,-112.63225 -67.6776,-108.266 -67.6776,-103.89975000000001 -67.6776,-99.5335 -67.6776,-95.16725 -67.6776,-90.801 -67.6776,-86.43475000000001 -67.6776,-82.0685 -67.6776,-77.70224999999999 -67.6776,-73.336 -67.6776,-73.336 -68.37069,-73.336 -69.06378,-73.336 -69.75687,-73.336 -70.44996,-73.336 -71.14305,-73.336 -71.83614,-73.336 -72.52923,-73.336 -73.22232000000001,-73.336 -73.91541000000001,-73.336 -74.6085,-77.70224999999999 -74.6085,-82.0685 -74.6085,-86.43475000000001 -74.6085,-90.801 -74.6085,-95.16725 -74.6085,-99.5335 -74.6085,-103.89975000000001 -74.6085,-108.266 -74.6085,-112.63225 -74.6085,-116.9985 -74.6085,-116.9985 -73.91541000000001,-116.9985 -73.22232000000001,-116.9985 -72.52923,-116.9985 -71.83614,-116.9985 -71.14305,-116.9985 -70.44996,-116.9985 -69.75687,-116.9985 -69.06378,-116.9985 -68.37069,-116.9985 -67.6776))"], "date_created": "Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Ocean currents, temperature, salinity and pressure time series from five oceanographic moorings deployed in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas, Antarctica. 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Using an ice-flow model capable of simulating shear margin migration, we evaluate whether small changes in ice thickness can lead to large changes in shear margin location. 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A measurement uncertainty ranging from 3.1 to 3.4 ppb, depending on the measurement year, was determined from replicate samples. Depths reflect the mid-points of the depth range of each samples, which is typically ~8cm. All replicate measurements are included in the dataset.\r\n\r\nLee, J. E. et al. Excess methane in Greenland ice cores associated with high dust concentrations. 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The rIPD was calculated using discrete, high-resolution methane measurements from the WAIS Divide, NEEM and GISP2 ice cores. Two independent IPD records were determined: One using NEEM and WAIS and one using GISP2 and WAIS. The dataset includes rIPD values calculated using both Greenland methane data both corrected and uncorrected for excess methane (Lee et al., 2020). The rIPD was calculated by smoothing each methane record and synchronizing them to the WD2014 gas age scale. 1-sigma rIPD uncertainties are included. This dataset also includes the output of the four-box troposphere model used to interpret the rIPD. For both excess methane-corrected records, the model output and 1-sigma uncertainty is provided for northern extratropical (30N - 90N) and total tropical (30S - 30N) sources in Tg yr-1. For the NEEM-derived rIPD, sections of the rIPD where atmospheric methane changed rapidly were deemed untrustworthy were removed from the dataset.\r\n\r\nLee, J. E. et al. 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Data included are: specific conductance; carbonic acid system parameters (total alkalinity, total inorganic carbon, and pH); water stable isotopes (\u03b42H and \u03b418O); dissolved gases (oxygen, methane, nitrous oxide, and hydrogen); dissolved nutrients (ammonium, nitrite and phosphate), major anions (including nitrate) and cations; size-fractionated colloidal and dissolved trace elements); dissolved organic carbon; and microbial cell and virus-like particle counts.", "east": -149.50134, "geometry": ["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Carbon; Cell Counts; Geochemistry; Glacier; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Mercer Subglacial Lake; Microbes; Nutrients; SALSA; Stable Isotopes; Trace Elements; West Antarctic Ice Sheet", "locations": "Mercer Subglacial Lake; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarctica; Mercer Subglacial Lake", "north": -84.640287, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Dore, John; Skidmore, Mark; Hawkings, Jon; Steigmeyer, August; Li, Wei; Barker, Joel; Tranter, Martyn; Priscu, John; Science Team, SALSA", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated Study of Carbon Cycling in Hydrologically-active Subglacial Environments", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010119", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated Study of Carbon Cycling in Hydrologically-active Subglacial Environments"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -84.640287, "title": "Water column biogeochemical data from Mercer Subglacial Lake", "uid": "601663", "west": -149.50134}, {"awards": "1543537 Priscu, John", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"], "date_created": "Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This dataset contains bulk sediment properties measurements from cores collected from Mercer Subglacial Lake by the SALSA project. 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The data are used to determine underwater behavior and link foraging rates to environmental covariates to better understand the ecological role of this poorly known krill predator. 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All profiles were recorded using a DST centi-TD Miniature Temperature and Depth Data Logger (Star-Oddi, Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6r, Iceland) mounted on one of the two otters of the fishing net, thus continuously recording temperature while going down, at the bottom, and while ascending the water column. The two temperature profiles in the Gerlache Strait were recorded using XBT probes (Expendable Bathythermograph) Sippican Deep Blue 760-M and thus show unidirectional temperature profiles.", "east": -62.3, "geometry": ["POINT(-63.8 -64.15)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula", "locations": "Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica", "north": -63.3, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems", "persons": "Desvignes, Thomas", "project_titles": "EAGER: Origin and Physiological Consequences of a Neoplasm Outbreak in Antarctic Fish ", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010221", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "EAGER: Origin and Physiological Consequences of a Neoplasm Outbreak in Antarctic Fish "}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -65.0, "title": "Temperature profiles at five fishing locations on the West Antarctic Peninsula during austral fall 2018.", "uid": "601495", "west": -65.3}, {"awards": "1744949 Campbell, Seth", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-127.5 -77,-127.4 -77,-127.3 -77,-127.2 -77,-127.1 -77,-127 -77,-126.9 -77,-126.8 -77,-126.7 -77,-126.6 -77,-126.5 -77,-126.5 -77.04,-126.5 -77.08,-126.5 -77.12,-126.5 -77.16,-126.5 -77.2,-126.5 -77.24,-126.5 -77.28,-126.5 -77.32,-126.5 -77.36,-126.5 -77.4,-126.6 -77.4,-126.7 -77.4,-126.8 -77.4,-126.9 -77.4,-127 -77.4,-127.1 -77.4,-127.2 -77.4,-127.3 -77.4,-127.4 -77.4,-127.5 -77.4,-127.5 -77.36,-127.5 -77.32,-127.5 -77.28,-127.5 -77.24,-127.5 -77.2,-127.5 -77.16,-127.5 -77.12,-127.5 -77.08,-127.5 -77.04,-127.5 -77))"], "date_created": "Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Here we deposited data sets from the 2018-2019 Mt. Waesche field season. Included are 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 100 MHz, and 350 MHz. Datasets are provided in SEG-Y format for the 100 and 350 MHz and H5 files for the 5 and 10 MHz.", "east": -126.5, "geometry": ["POINT(-127 -77.2)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; GPR; Mt. Waesche", "locations": "Antarctica; Mt. Waesche", "north": -77.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Earth Sciences", "persons": "Braddock, Scott", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Constraining West Antarctic Ice Sheet elevation during the last interglacial", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010272", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Constraining West Antarctic Ice Sheet elevation during the last interglacial"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -77.4, "title": "Mt. Waesche ground-penetrating radar data 2018-2019", "uid": "601490", "west": -127.5}, {"awards": "0839137 Welten, Kees; 0839042 Caffee, Marc", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-113 -79.25,-112.8 -79.25,-112.6 -79.25,-112.4 -79.25,-112.2 -79.25,-112 -79.25,-111.8 -79.25,-111.6 -79.25,-111.4 -79.25,-111.2 -79.25,-111 -79.25,-111 -79.3,-111 -79.35,-111 -79.4,-111 -79.45,-111 -79.5,-111 -79.55,-111 -79.6,-111 -79.65,-111 -79.7,-111 -79.75,-111.2 -79.75,-111.4 -79.75,-111.6 -79.75,-111.8 -79.75,-112 -79.75,-112.2 -79.75,-112.4 -79.75,-112.6 -79.75,-112.8 -79.75,-113 -79.75,-113 -79.7,-113 -79.65,-113 -79.6,-113 -79.55,-113 -79.5,-113 -79.45,-113 -79.4,-113 -79.35,-113 -79.3,-113 -79.25))"], "date_created": "Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This is the second part of the 10Be data set for the WAIS Divide Core WDC06A ice core, from 1190.69 to 2453.25 m depth, produced by UC Berkeley\u0027s Space Sciences Laboratory and Purdue University\u0027s PRIME Laboratory. Each sample represents a continuous ice core section of ~3 m long (although they vary from 1.9 to 4.2 m). Experimental procedures for the extraction of 10Be from the ice samples and the measurement of 10Be by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) are described in Woodruff et al. (2013).", "east": -111.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-112 -79.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet", "locations": "West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarctica", "north": -79.25, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology; Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Welten, Kees; Nishiizumi, Kunihiko; Caffee, M. W.; Woodruff, T. E.", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Deep WAIS Divide Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000103", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Deep WAIS Divide Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.75, "title": "Cosmogenic 10Be in WAIS Divide Ice core, 1190-2453 m", "uid": "601466", "west": -113.0}, {"awards": "1644159 Jacobs, Stanley", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((165 -76.5,165.6 -76.5,166.2 -76.5,166.8 -76.5,167.4 -76.5,168 -76.5,168.6 -76.5,169.2 -76.5,169.8 -76.5,170.4 -76.5,171 -76.5,171 -76.65,171 -76.8,171 -76.95,171 -77.1,171 -77.25,171 -77.4,171 -77.55,171 -77.7,171 -77.85,171 -78,170.4 -78,169.8 -78,169.2 -78,168.6 -78,168 -78,167.4 -78,166.8 -78,166.2 -78,165.6 -78,165 -78,165 -77.85,165 -77.7,165 -77.55,165 -77.4,165 -77.25,165 -77.1,165 -76.95,165 -76.8,165 -76.65,165 -76.5))"], "date_created": "Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Salinity and temperature at 50 \u0026 100 m intervals from profiles near Ross Island, Antarctica in 1936 and from 1956-57 through 2019-2020.", "east": 171.0, "geometry": ["POINT(168 -77.25)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; CTD; Oceans; Physical Oceanography; Ross Island; Ross Sea; Salinity; Temperature", "locations": "Ross Island; Antarctica; Ross Sea", "north": -76.5, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences", "persons": "Jacobs, Stanley; Giulivi, Claudia F.", "project_titles": "West Antarctic Ice Shelf- Ocean Interactions ", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010208", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "West Antarctic Ice Shelf- Ocean Interactions "}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -78.0, "title": "Ross Island area DJF salinity and temperature records 1956-57 through 2019-20", "uid": "601458", "west": 165.0}, {"awards": "1542723 Alexander, Becky", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"], "date_created": "Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This dataset contains measurements of nitrate oxygen (D17O) and nitrogen (d15N) isotopes from the WAIS Divide ice core (WDC06A). The time resolution is variable throughout the record. The data includes 15 discreet samples between 2900 - 67,000 years before 1950 and 305 continuous measurements between 36,000-52,000 years before 1950. The depth range is 700 - 3401 m. Each sample covered 1 m depth. The time resolution ranged from 5 years/m at the top to 200 years/m at the bottom.", "east": -112.05, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Chemistry; Ice Core Records; Nitrate; Nitrate Isotopes; WAIS Divide Ice Core; West Antarctic Ice Sheet", "locations": "West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarctica", "north": -79.28, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Alexander, Becky", "project_titles": "Measuring an Ice-core Proxy for Relative Oxidant Abundances over Glacial-interglacial and Rapid Climate changes in a West Antarctic Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010403", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Measuring an Ice-core Proxy for Relative Oxidant Abundances over Glacial-interglacial and Rapid Climate changes in a West Antarctic Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.28, "title": "WAIS Divide ice core nitrate isotopes", "uid": "601456", "west": -112.05}, {"awards": "0636719 Joughin, Ian; 0636970 Tulaczyk, Slawek", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"], "date_created": "Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains lake boundaries, volume changes, and gridded elevations for 124 active subglacial lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Lakes were identified using laser altimetry data obtained from 2003 to 2009 by NASA\u0027s Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission. The data are provided in Keyhole Markup Language (KML), comma-separated values (CSV), and GEOTiff formats.", "east": 180.0, "geometry": ["POINT(0 -89.999)"], "keywords": "Altimetry; Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Icesat; Laser Altimetry; Subglacial Lake", "locations": "Antarctica; Antarctica", "north": -60.0, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Smith, Ben; Joughin, Ian; Tulaczyk, Slawek; Fricker, Helen", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Elevation Change Anomalies in West Antarctica and Dynamics of Subglacial Water Transport Beneath Ice Streams and their Tributaries", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000115", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Elevation Change Anomalies in West Antarctica and Dynamics of Subglacial Water Transport Beneath Ice Streams and their Tributaries"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -90.0, "title": "Antarctic Active Subglacial Lake Inventory from ICESat Altimetry", "uid": "601439", "west": -180.0}, {"awards": "0440670 Hulbe, Christina", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-180 -77,-177 -77,-174 -77,-171 -77,-168 -77,-165 -77,-162 -77,-159 -77,-156 -77,-153 -77,-150 -77,-150 -77.9,-150 -78.8,-150 -79.7,-150 -80.6,-150 -81.5,-150 -82.4,-150 -83.3,-150 -84.2,-150 -85.1,-150 -86,-153 -86,-156 -86,-159 -86,-162 -86,-165 -86,-168 -86,-171 -86,-174 -86,-177 -86,180 -86,177.5 -86,175 -86,172.5 -86,170 -86,167.5 -86,165 -86,162.5 -86,160 -86,157.5 -86,155 -86,155 -85.1,155 -84.2,155 -83.3,155 -82.4,155 -81.5,155 -80.6,155 -79.7,155 -78.8,155 -77.9,155 -77,157.5 -77,160 -77,162.5 -77,165 -77,167.5 -77,170 -77,172.5 -77,175 -77,177.5 -77,-180 -77))"], "date_created": "Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The surface of the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) is textured by flow stripes, crevasses and other fea- tures related to ice flow and deformation. Here, moderate resolution optical satellite images are used to map and classify regions of the RIS characterized by different surface textures. Because the textures arise from ice deformation, the map is used to identify structural provinces with common deformation history. We classify four province types: regions associated with large outlet glaciers, shear zones, exten- sion downstream of obstacles and suture zones between provinces with different upstream sources. Adjacent provinces with contrasting histories are in some locations deforming at different rates, suggest- ing that our province map is also an ice fabric map. Structural provinces have more complicated shapes in the part of the ice shelf fed by West Antarctic ice streams than in the part fed by outlet glaciers from the Transantarctic Mountains. The map may be used to infer past variations in stress conditions and flow events that cannot be inferred from flow traces alone.", "east": 155.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-177.5 -81.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -77.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Hulbe, Christina; Ledoux, Christine; Forbes, Martin", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000096", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -86.0, "title": "MOA-derived Structural Feature Map of the Ross Ice Shelf", "uid": "601432", "west": -150.0}, {"awards": "1643795 Mikesell, Thomas", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-134.5 -75,-130.85 -75,-127.2 -75,-123.55 -75,-119.9 -75,-116.25 -75,-112.6 -75,-108.95 -75,-105.3 -75,-101.65 -75,-98 -75,-98 -75.85,-98 -76.7,-98 -77.55,-98 -78.4,-98 -79.25,-98 -80.1,-98 -80.95,-98 -81.8,-98 -82.65,-98 -83.5,-101.65 -83.5,-105.3 -83.5,-108.95 -83.5,-112.6 -83.5,-116.25 -83.5,-119.9 -83.5,-123.55 -83.5,-127.2 -83.5,-130.85 -83.5,-134.5 -83.5,-134.5 -82.65,-134.5 -81.8,-134.5 -80.95,-134.5 -80.1,-134.5 -79.25,-134.5 -78.4,-134.5 -77.55,-134.5 -76.7,-134.5 -75.85,-134.5 -75))"], "date_created": "Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set includes observations of Rayleigh and Love wave group and phase velocity dispersion curves from ambient noise crosscorrelation functions. The data set includes the corresponding shear wave velocity model produced by joint inversion of these dispersion curves. This investigators developed a new crust and upper mantle model directly beneath the seismic stations used in this study. Data are in NetCDF and GeoCSV formats. The Python code used to generate the NetCDF files from the GeoCSV files is also contained in the data set.", "east": -98.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-116.25 -79.25)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Crust; Moho; Seismic Tomography; Seismology; Seismometer; Shear Wave Velocity; Surface Wave Dispersion; West Antarctica", "locations": "West Antarctica; Antarctica", "north": -75.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Earth Sciences", "persons": "Mikesell, Dylan", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Monitoring Antarctic Ice Sheet Changes with Ambient Seismic Noise Methods", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010155", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Monitoring Antarctic Ice Sheet Changes with Ambient Seismic Noise Methods"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "POLENET", "south": -83.5, "title": "2D shear-wave velocity model across the West Antarctic Rift System from POLENET-ANET seismic data", "uid": "601423", "west": -134.5}, {"awards": "1804154 Sowers, Todd; 1443464 Sowers, Todd; 1141839 Steig, Eric; 1443105 Steig, Eric; 1443710 Severinghaus, Jeffrey; 1443397 Kreutz, Karl; 1142517 Aydin, Murat; 1443470 Aydin, Murat; 1643394 Buizert, Christo; 1443472 Brook, Edward J.", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(99.16 -89.99)"], "date_created": "Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "We present the SP19 gas chronology for the South Pole ice core. The chronology is based on stratigraphic matching of abrupt methane (CH4) changes. To construct the chronology, abrupt changes in CH4 during the glacial period and small, 20-30ppb, centennial scale changes in CH4 were used with analogous data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core. Stratigraphic matching was verified by an optimization algorithm. The ages cover the last 52,586 years. Absolute uncertainty increases with depth until \u00b1 540 years. 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By comparing echo strengths for different focusing apertures, and accounting for the ranges and angles involved, we can derive the \"specularity content\" of the bed echo, a proxy for small scale bed roughness and a good indicator for subglacial water pressure in regions of distributed subglacial water (Schroeder et al., 2014, IEEE GRSL, 10.1109/LGRS.2014.2337878; IEEE; Dow et al., 2019, EPSL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115961). 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All %TOC and sediment preparations were done at the University of South Florida. Radiocarbon measurements were done at the National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) laboratory. 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Carbonyl sulfide was analyzed in air extracted from the Taylor Dome M3C1 ice core at 106 discrete depths as indicated in the data file. This data set includes all COS data presented in a prior data set from the same ice core (/doi.org/10.7265/N5S75D8P) that were analyzed from 2008 through 2010. This data set includes additional data from the same ice core that were analyzed at a later date in 2014. The two sets of measurements are presented as one data set as the same extraction and analytical methods were used for both sets of analyses. Refer to the references associated with the data set for details on the methods. 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Palmer expedition NBP0901", "uid": "601349", "west": -130.0}, {"awards": "1643722 Brook, Edward J.", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(180 -90)"], "date_created": "Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains measurements of atmospheric methane in the South Pole Ice core made at both Oregon State University and Penn State University, as well as a gas age time scale for the core. In both laboratories methane was measured using a melt-refreeze technique to liberate extracted air and using a gas chromatograph with flame ionization detection to quantify the methane concentration, by comparison to calibrated air standards. To construct the gas time scale abrupt changes in atmospheric methane during the glacial period and centennial methane variability during the Holocene were used to synchronize the South Pole gas record with analogous data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core. Stratigraphic matching based on visual optimization was verified using an automated matching algorithm. The South Pole ice core recovers all expected changes in methane based on previous records. In combination with an existing ice age scale (Winski et al., 2019, Clim. Past, 15, 1793\u20131808) an independent estimate of the gas age-ice age difference is also provided. A full description of the data and gas age scale are provided in Epifanio et al., 2020 (Climate of the Past, 16, 2431-2444). 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The data set also includes modeled temperature reconstructions based on the model developed by Spencer and others (2006) and Fegyveresi and others (2011). Data also includes tabs for bubble size and shape data.", "east": -112.3, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.3 -79.43333333)"], "keywords": "Antarctic; Antarctica; Bubble Number Density; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice; Ice Core Data; Ice Core Records; NSF-ICF Microtome and Photography Stage; Paleoclimate; Physical Properties; Snow/ice; Snow/Ice; WAIS Divide Ice Core; West Antarctic Ice Sheet", "locations": "West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarctica; Antarctic", "north": -79.43333333, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Earth Sciences; Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Fegyveresi, John; Alley, Richard; Spencer, Matthew; Fitzpatrick, Joan; Voigt, Donald E.", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core; Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000027", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core"}, {"proj_uid": "p0000038", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.43333333, "title": "Updated (2017) bubble number-density, size, shape, and modeled paleoclimate data", "uid": "601224", "west": -112.3}, {"awards": "1443420 Dodd, Justin", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(167.083333 -77.888889)"], "date_created": "Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The Andrill-1B (AND-1B) sediment core from under the Ross Ice Shelf in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, recovered a mid to late Pliocene (~4.68 to 3.44 Ma) age diatomite unit with d18Odiatom values that range from +32.6 to +37.6 \u2030 (n=50 ", "east": 167.083333, "geometry": ["POINT(167.083333 -77.888889)"], "keywords": "And-1B; Andrill; Antarctica; Chemistry:sediment; Chemistry:Sediment; Delta 18O; Diatom; Mass Spectrometer; Oxygen Isotope; Paleoclimate; Pliocene; Sediment; Wais Project; West Antarctic Ice Sheet", "locations": "West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarctica", "north": -77.888889, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Earth Sciences", "persons": "Dodd, Justin; Abbott, Tirzah", "project_titles": "Diatom and Oxygen Isotope Evidence of Pliocene Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics and Ross Sea Paleoceanography", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010042", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Diatom and Oxygen Isotope Evidence of Pliocene Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics and Ross Sea Paleoceanography"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "ANDRILL", "south": -77.888889, "title": "Diatom Oxygen Isotope Evidence of Pliocene (~4.68 to 3.44 Ma) Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics and Ross Sea Paleoceanography", "uid": "601220", "west": 167.083333}, {"awards": "0732869 Holland, David; 1739003 Holland, David", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-100 -75,-99.9 -75,-99.8 -75,-99.7 -75,-99.6 -75,-99.5 -75,-99.4 -75,-99.3 -75,-99.2 -75,-99.1 -75,-99 -75,-99 -75.05,-99 -75.1,-99 -75.15,-99 -75.2,-99 -75.25,-99 -75.3,-99 -75.35,-99 -75.4,-99 -75.45,-99 -75.5,-99.1 -75.5,-99.2 -75.5,-99.3 -75.5,-99.4 -75.5,-99.5 -75.5,-99.6 -75.5,-99.7 -75.5,-99.8 -75.5,-99.9 -75.5,-100 -75.5,-100 -75.45,-100 -75.4,-100 -75.35,-100 -75.3,-100 -75.25,-100 -75.2,-100 -75.15,-100 -75.1,-100 -75.05,-100 -75))"], "date_created": "Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Automatic Weather Station, located on Pine Island Glacier. 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The core site is located at latitude S81.09948, longitude W85.15694. Core length is approximately 8 meters. Lithology is A-type granite, similar in composition to bedrock exposed on nearby Harter Nunatak and other mountains in the Pirrit Hills (Lee et al. Geosci. J. 16, 421-433). Samples were processed at the University of Washington Cosmogenic Nuclide Laboratory. Chemical processing and purification methods are described at http://depts.washington.edu/cosmolab/chem.shtml. Beryllium isotope ratios were measured at the Lawrence Livermore Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (LLNL-CAMS) relative to the KNSTD-Be-01-5-4 standard, assuming a standard Be-10/Be-9 ratio of 2.851E-12 (07KNSTD normalization). Aluminum isotope ratios were measured at PRIME Lab, Purdue University, relative to the KNSTD-Al-01-5-2 standard, assuming a standard Al-26/Al-27 ratio of 1.818E-12 (KNSTD normalization). Uncertainties are 1-sigma and include full AMS errors and all known sources of laboratory uncertainty.", "east": -85.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-85.65 -81.15)"], "keywords": "Aluminum-26; Antarctica; Be-10; Bedrock Core; Beryllium-10; Chemistry:rock; Chemistry:Rock; Cosmogenic; Cosmogenic Dating; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Isotope Data; Pirrit Hills; Rocks; Solid Earth; Subglacial Bedrock", "locations": "Antarctica; Pirrit Hills", "north": -81.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Stone, John", "project_titles": "EXPROBE-WAIS: Exposed Rock Beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, A Test for Interglacial Ice Sheet Collapse", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010057", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "EXPROBE-WAIS: Exposed Rock Beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, A Test for Interglacial Ice Sheet Collapse"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -81.3, "title": "Pirrit Hills subglacial bedrock core RB-2, cosmogenic Be-10, Al-26 data", "uid": "601214", "west": -86.3}, {"awards": "1443336 Osterberg, Erich", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-180 -90)"], "date_created": "Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The South Pole Ice Core (SPICEcore) was drilled in 2014-2016 to provide a detailed multi-proxy archive of paleoclimate conditions in East Antarctica during the Holocene and late Pleistocene. Interpretation of these records requires an accurate depth-age relationship. Here, we present the SP19 timescale for the age of the ice of SPICEcore. SP19 is synchronized to the WD2014 chronology from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide) ice core using stratigraphic matching of 251 volcanic events. These events indicate an age of 54,302 +/- 519 years BP (before the year 1950) at the bottom of SPICEcore. Annual layers identified in sodium and magnesium ions to 11,341 BP were used to interpolate between stratigraphic volcanic tie points, yielding an annually-resolved chronology through the Holocene. Estimated timescale uncertainty during the Holocene is less than 18 years relative to WD2014, with the exception of the interval between 1800 to 3100 BP when uncertainty estimates reach +/- 25 years due to widely spaced volcanic tie points. Prior to the Holocene, uncertainties remain within 124 years relative to WD2014. Results show an average Holocene accumulation rate of 7.4 cm/yr (water equivalent). The time variability of accumulation rate is consistent with expectations for steady-state ice flow through the modern spatial pattern of accumulation rate. Time variations in nitrate concentration, nitrate seasonal amplitude, and \u03b415N of N2 in turn are as expected for the accumulation-rate variations. The highly variable yet well-constrained Holocene accumulation history at the site can help improve scientific understanding of deposition-sensitive climate proxies such as \u03b415N of N2 and photolyzed chemical compounds.", "east": -180.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-180 -90)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Calcium (ca); Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Depth; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciochemistry; Glaciology; Ice; Ice Core; Ice Core Chemistry; Ice Core Data; Ice Core Records; Ice Core Stratigraphy; Nitrate; Nitrogen Isotopes; Paleoclimate; Snow/ice; Snow/Ice; South Pole; SPICEcore", "locations": "Antarctica; South Pole", "north": -90.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Winski, Dominic A.; Fudge, T. J.; Dunbar, Nelia; Buizert, Christo; Bay, Ryan; Souney, Joseph Jr.; Sigl, Michael; McConnell, Joseph; Fegyveresi, John; Cole-Dai, Jihong; Thundercloud, Zayta; Cox, Thomas S.; Kreutz, Karl; Epifanio, Jenna; Ortman, Nikolas; Brook, Edward J.; Beaudette, Ross; Sowers, Todd A.; Steig, Eric J.; Morris, Valerie; Kahle, Emma; Ferris, David G.; Aydin, Murat; Nicewonger, Melinda R.; Casey, Kimberly A.; Alley, Richard; Waddington, Edwin D.; Osterberg, Erich; Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.; Jones, Tyler R.; Iverson, Nels", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: South Pole Ice Core Chronology and Climate Records using Chemical and Microparticle Measurements", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010051", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: South Pole Ice Core Chronology and Climate Records using Chemical and Microparticle Measurements"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "SPICEcore", "south": -90.0, "title": "The South Pole Ice Core (SPICEcore) chronology and supporting data", "uid": "601206", "west": -180.0}, {"awards": "1148982 Hansen, Samantha", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((150 -72,152 -72,154 -72,156 -72,158 -72,160 -72,162 -72,164 -72,166 -72,168 -72,170 -72,170 -72.3,170 -72.6,170 -72.9,170 -73.2,170 -73.5,170 -73.8,170 -74.1,170 -74.4,170 -74.7,170 -75,168 -75,166 -75,164 -75,162 -75,160 -75,158 -75,156 -75,154 -75,152 -75,150 -75,150 -74.7,150 -74.4,150 -74.1,150 -73.8,150 -73.5,150 -73.2,150 -72.9,150 -72.6,150 -72.3,150 -72))"], "date_created": "Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs) are the largest non-collisional mountain range on Earth. Their origin, as well as the origin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin (WSB) along the inland side of the TAMs, have been widely debated, and a key constraint to distinguish between competing models is the underlying crustal structure. Previous investigations have examined this structure but have primarily focused on a small region of the central TAMs near Ross Island, providing little along-strike constraint. In this study, we use data from the new Transantarctic Mountains Northern Network and from five stations operated by the Korea Polar Research Institute to investigate the crustal structure beneath a previously unexplored portion of the TAMs. Using S-wave receiver functions and Rayleigh wave phase velocities, crustal thickness and average crustal shear velocity (\uf8e5Vs) are resolved within \u00b14 km and \u00b10.1 km/s, respectively. The crust thickens from ~20 km near the Ross Sea coast to ~46 km beneath the northern TAMs, which is somewhat thicker than that imaged in previous studies beneath the central TAMs. The crust thins to ~41 km beneath the WSB.\uf8e5Vs ranges from ~3.1-3.9 km/s, with slower velocities near the coast. Our findings are consistent with a flexural origin for the TAMs and WSB, where these features result from broad flexure of the East Antarctic lithosphere and uplift along its western edge due to thermal conduction from hotter mantle beneath West Antarctica. 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Data are from subsampled intervals of kasten cores and box cores, as well as one megacore. Samples were x-rayed, sliced, and bagged onboard the vessel. Grain-size and Pb-210 analyses were completed in the Sediment Dynamics Lab within the University of Washington School of Oceanography (PI C. Nittrouer).", "east": -62.422, "geometry": ["POINT(-63.9915 -64.7769)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geochronology; Grain Size; LMG1510; NBP1603; Sediment; Sediment Core Data", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -64.6538, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems", "persons": "Eidam, Emily; Nittrouer, Charles; Homolka, Khadijah; Smith, Craig", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? 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The data include soluble ions (sodium and non-sea-salt sulfate) and dust particle concentrations, as well as major oxide geochemistry of tephra grains isolated from snow samples. Based on these data, we found evidence of deposition from the 2011 Puyehue Cordon-Caulle (Chile) volcanic eruption at WAIS Divide.", "east": -112.086, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.086 -79.468)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Ice Core Records; Intracontinental Magmatism; IntraContinental Magmatism; Snow Pit; Tephra; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.468, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Koffman, Bess; Kreutz, Karl", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Microparticle/tephra analysis of the WAIS Divide ice core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000040", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Microparticle/tephra analysis of the WAIS Divide ice core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.468, "title": "Snowpit evidence of the 2011 Puyehue-Cordon Caulle (Chile) eruption in West Antarctica", "uid": "601036", "west": -112.086}, {"awards": "0944266 Twickler, Mark; 0944348 Taylor, Kendrick", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.08 -79.46)"], "date_created": "Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Qualitative assessment of ice-core quality versus depth for the deep WAIS Divide WDC06A ice core. 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Excellent: -1 breaks/no fractures; Very Good: -2 breaks/90% no fractures; Good: -3 breaks/50% no fractures; Fair: \u003e10 cm without fractures; Poor: \u003e10 cm without through fractures; Very Poor: \u003c10 cm without through fractures.", "east": -112.08, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.08 -79.46)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -79.46, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Taylor, Kendrick C.; Souney, Joseph Jr.; Twickler, Mark", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000080", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.46, "title": "WAIS Divide WDC06A Core Quality Versus Depth", "uid": "601030", "west": -112.08}, {"awards": "0944348 Taylor, Kendrick", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "date_created": "Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This is a summary of results 2005-2016 from the NSF-funded WAIS Divide Ice Core project, compiled by the Science Coordination Office.", "east": -112.1115, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -79.481, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Taylor, Kendrick C.", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000080", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.481, "title": "Summary of Results from the WAIS Divide Ice Core Project", "uid": "601021", "west": -112.1115}, {"awards": "1148982 Hansen, Samantha", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((153.327 -73.032547,154.5063012 -73.032547,155.6856024 -73.032547,156.8649036 -73.032547,158.0442048 -73.032547,159.223506 -73.032547,160.4028072 -73.032547,161.5821084 -73.032547,162.7614096 -73.032547,163.9407108 -73.032547,165.120012 -73.032547,165.120012 -73.3530275,165.120012 -73.673508,165.120012 -73.9939885,165.120012 -74.314469,165.120012 -74.6349495,165.120012 -74.95543,165.120012 -75.2759105,165.120012 -75.596391,165.120012 -75.9168715,165.120012 -76.237352,163.9407108 -76.237352,162.7614096 -76.237352,161.5821084 -76.237352,160.4028072 -76.237352,159.223506 -76.237352,158.0442048 -76.237352,156.8649036 -76.237352,155.6856024 -76.237352,154.5063012 -76.237352,153.327 -76.237352,153.327 -75.9168715,153.327 -75.596391,153.327 -75.2759105,153.327 -74.95543,153.327 -74.6349495,153.327 -74.314469,153.327 -73.9939885,153.327 -73.673508,153.327 -73.3530275,153.327 -73.032547))"], "date_created": "Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Stretching ~3,500 km across Antarctica, with peak elevations up to 4,500 m, the Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs) are the largest non-compressional mountain range on Earth and represent a tectonic boundary between the East Antarctica (EA) craton and the West Antarctic Rift System. The origin and uplift mechanism associated with the TAMs is controversial, and multiple models have been proposed. Seismic investigations of the TAMs\u0027 subsurface structure can provide key constraints to help evaluate these models, but previous studies have been primarily focused only on the central TAMs near Ross Island. Using data from the new 15-station Transantarctic Mountain Northern Network as well as data from several smaller networks, this study investigates the upper mantle velocity structure beneath a previously unexplored portion of the northern TAMs through regional body wave tomography. Relative travel-times were calculated for 11,182 P-wave and 8,285 S-wave arrivals from 790 and 581 Mw \u2265 5.5 events, respectively, using multi-channel cross correlation, and these data were then inverted for models of the upper mantle seismic structure. Resulting P- and S-wave tomography images reveal two focused low velocity anomalies beneath Ross Island (RI; \u03b4VP \u2248 -2.0%; \u03b4VS \u2248 -1.5% to -4.0%) and Terra Nova Bay (TNB; \u03b4VP \u2248 -1.5% to -2.0%; \u03b4VS \u2248 -1.0% to -4.0%) that extend to depths of ~200 and ~150 km, respectively. The RI and TNB slow anomalies also extend ~50-100 km laterally beneath the TAMs front and sharply abut fast velocities beneath the EA craton (\u03b4VP \u2248 0.5% to 2%; \u03b4VS \u2248 1.5% to 4.0%). A low velocity region (\u03b4VP \u2248 -1.5%), centered at ~150 km depth beneath the Terror Rift (TR) and primarily constrained within the Victoria Land Basin, connects the RI and TNB anomalies. The focused low velocities are interpreted as regions of partial melt and buoyancy-driven upwelling, connected by a broad region of slow (presumably warm) upper mantle associated with Cenozoic extension along the TR. Dynamic topography estimates based on the imaged S-wave velocity perturbations are consistent with observed surface topography in the central and northern TAMs, thereby providing support for uplift models that advocate for thermal loading and a flexural origin for the mountain range.", "east": 165.120012, "geometry": ["POINT(159.223506 -74.6349495)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geology/Geophysics - Other; Model; Seismology; Solid Earth; Tomography; Transantarctic Mountains", "locations": "Antarctica; Transantarctic Mountains", "north": -73.032547, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Hansen, Samantha", "project_titles": "CAREER: Deciphering the Tectonic History of the Transantarctic Mountains and the Wilkes Subglacial Basin", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000300", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "CAREER: Deciphering the Tectonic History of the Transantarctic Mountains and the Wilkes Subglacial Basin"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -76.237352, "title": "Upper Mantle Seismic Structure beneath the Northern Transantarctic Mountains from Regional P- and S-wave Tomography", "uid": "601017", "west": 153.327}, {"awards": "0944197 Waddington, Edwin", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "date_created": "Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide, WD) ice core is a newly drilled, high-accumulation deep ice core that provides Antarctic climate records of the past ~68 ka at unprecedented temporal resolution. The upper 2850 m (back to 31.2 ka BP) have been dated using annual-layer counting. Here we present a chronology for the deep part of the core (67.8-31.2 ka BP), which is based on stratigraphic matching to annual-layer-counted Greenland ice cores using globally well-mixed atmospheric methane. We calculate the WD gas age-ice age difference (Delta age) using a combination of firn densification modeling, ice-flow modeling, and a data set of d15N-N2, a proxy for past firn column thickness. The largest Delta age at WD occurs during the Last Glacial Maximum, and is 525 +/- 120 years. Internally consistent solutions can be found only when assuming little to no influence of impurity content on densification rates, contrary to a recently proposed hypothesis. We synchronize the WD chronology to a linearly scaled version of the layer-counted Greenland Ice Core Chronology (GICC05), which brings the age of Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) events into agreement with the U/Th absolutely dated Hulu Cave speleothem record. The small Delta age at WD provides valuable opportunities to investigate the timing of atmospheric greenhouse gas variations relative to Antarctic climate, as well as the interhemispheric phasing of the \\\"bipolar seesaw\\\".\n\nWe present the WD2014 chronology for the upper part (0-2850 m; 31.2 ka BP) of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide (WD) ice core. The chronology is based on counting of annual layers observed in the chemical, dust and electrical conductivity records. These layers are caused by seasonal changes in the source, transport, and deposition of aerosols. The measurements were interpreted manually and with the aid of two automated methods. We validated the chronology by comparing to two high-accuracy, absolutely dated chronologies. For the Holocene, the cosmogenic isotope records of 10Be from WAIS Divide and 14C for IntCal13 demonstrated that WD2014 was consistently accurate to better than 0.5% of the age. For the glacial period, comparisons to the Hulu Cave chronology demonstrated that WD2014 had an accuracy of better than 1% of the age at three abrupt climate change events between 27 and 31ka. WD2014 has consistently younger ages than Greenland ice core chronologies during most of the Holocene. For the Younger Dryas-Preboreal transition (11.595 ka; 24 years younger) and the Bolling-Allerod Warming (14.621 ka; 7 years younger), WD2014 ages are within the combined uncertainties of the timescales. Given its high accuracy, WD2014 can become a reference chronology for the Southern Hemisphere, with synchronization to other chronologies feasible using high-quality proxies of volcanism, solar activity, atmospheric mineral dust, and atmospheric methane concentrations.", "east": -112.1115, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Depth-Age-Model; Geochronology; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "WAIS Divide; Antarctica", "north": -79.481, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Fudge, T. 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Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.", "east": -112.1115, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Physical Properties; Snow Accumulation; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.481, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "McConnell, Joseph", "project_titles": "Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000148", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.481, "title": "WAIS Divide Ice-Core Chronology from Intermediate Core WDC05A", "uid": "601012", "west": -112.1115}, {"awards": "0538427 McConnell, Joseph", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "date_created": "Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from the firn portion (0 to ~70 m depth) of the recently collected intermediate core WDC05A from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.", "east": -112.1115, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "keywords": "Aerosol; Antarctica; Chemistry:fluid; Chemistry:Fluid; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.481, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "McConnell, Joseph", "project_titles": "Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000148", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.481, "title": "WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from Intermediate Core WDC05A", "uid": "601010", "west": -112.1115}, {"awards": "0538427 McConnell, Joseph", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "date_created": "Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from 0 to ~130 m depth of the recently collected intermediate core WDC05Q from West Antarctica. 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Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.", "east": -112.1115, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "keywords": "Aerosol; Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.481, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "McConnell, Joseph", "project_titles": "Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000148", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.481, "title": "WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from 1.5 to 577 m", "uid": "601009", "west": -112.1115}, {"awards": "1142166 McConnell, Joseph", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "date_created": "Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze ~3 cm by ~3 cm longitudinal samples from ~1300 to ~3404 m depth in the recently collected WAIS Divide deep ice core from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.", "east": -112.1115, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"], "keywords": "Aerosol; Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.481, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "McConnell, Joseph", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Investigating Upper Pleistocene Rapid Climate Change using Continuous, Ultra-High-Resolution Aerosol and Gas Measurements in the WAIS Divide Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000287", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Investigating Upper Pleistocene Rapid Climate Change using Continuous, Ultra-High-Resolution Aerosol and Gas Measurements in the WAIS Divide Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.481, "title": "WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from 1300 to 3404 m", "uid": "601008", "west": -112.1115}, {"awards": "0538049 Steig, Eric", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.085 -79.5)"], "date_created": "Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contain oxygen isotopes of sulfate and nitrate and nitrogen isotopes of nitrate from the WAIS Divide ice core from the surface to 577 m depth at varying resolution", "east": -112.085, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.085 -79.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Nitrate; Oxygen Isotope; Sulfate; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "WAIS Divide; Antarctica", "north": -79.5, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Alexander, Becky; Steig, Eric J.", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Multiple-isotope Analysis of Nitrate and Sulfate in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000020", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Multiple-isotope Analysis of Nitrate and Sulfate in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.5, "title": "WAIS Divide sulfate and nitrate isotopes", "uid": "601007", "west": -112.085}, {"awards": "0839075 Priscu, John", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.08648 -79.46763)"], "date_created": "Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set include depth (WDC06A-7 dating) and fluorescence intensity measurements for five fluorophore regions (A, C, M, B, and T) commonly found in natural organic matter. 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This research is unique in that it will document a biological invasion in real-time and it will therefore enhance our general understandings of the drivers of invasion and resilience in biological communities. Results will be widely disseminated through publications as well as through presentations at national and international meetings. In addition, raw data will be made available through open-access databases. This project will support the research and training of undergraduate and graduate students and will foster an international collaboration with British scientists. 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The overarching scientific objective of WISSARD is to assess the role of water beneath a West Antarctic ice stream in interlinked glaciological, geological, microbiological, geochemical, and oceanographic systems. The LISSARD component of WISSARD focuses on the role of active subglacial lakes in determining how fast the West Antarctic ice sheet loses mass to the global ocean and influences global sea level changes. The importance of Antarctic subglacial lakes has only been recently recognized, and the lakes have been identified as high priority targets for scientific investigations because of their unknown contributions to ice sheet stability under future global warming scenarios. LISSARD has several primary science goals: A) To provide an observational basis for improving treatments of subglacial hydrological and mechanical processes in models of ice sheet mass balance and stability; B) To reconstruct the past history of ice stream stability by analyzing archives of past basal water and ice flow variability contained in subglacial sediments, porewater, lake water, and basal accreted ice; C) To provide background understanding of subglacial lake environments to benefit RAGES and GBASE (the other two components of the WISSARD project); and D) To synthesize data and concepts developed as part of this project to determine whether subglacial lakes play an important role in (de)stabilizing Antarctic ice sheets. We propose an unprecedented synthesis of approaches to studying ice sheet processes, including: (1) satellite remote sensing, (2) surface geophysics, (3) borehole observations and measurements and, (4) basal and subglacial sampling.\nThe latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognized that the greatest uncertainties in assessing future global sea-level change stem from a poor understanding of ice sheet dynamics and ice sheet vulnerability to oceanic and atmospheric warming. Disintegration of the WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) alone would contribute 3-5 m to global sea-level rise, making WAIS a focus of scientific concern due to its potential susceptibility to internal or ocean-driven instability. The overall WISSARD project will test the overarching hypothesis that active water drainage connects various subglacial environments and exerts major control on ice sheet flow, geochemistry, metabolic and phylogenetic diversity, and biogeochemical transformations.\nSocietal Relevance: Global warming, melting of ice sheets and consequential sea-level rise are of high societal relevance. Science Resource Development: After a 9-year hiatus WISSARD will provide the US-science community with a renewed capability to access and study sub-ice sheet environments. Developing this technological infrastructure will benefit the broader science community and assets will be accessible for future use through the NSF-OPP drilling contractor. Furthermore, these projects will pioneer an approach implementing recommendations from the National Research Council committee on Principles of Environmental Stewardship for the Exploration and Study of Subglacial Environments (2007). Education and Outreach (E/O): These activities are grouped into four categories: i) increasing student participation in polar research by fully integrating them in our research programs; ii) introducing new investigators to the polar sciences by incorporating promising young investigators in our programs, iii) promotion of K-12 teaching and learning programs by incorporating various teachers and NSTA programs, and iv) reaching a larger public audience through such venues as popular science magazines, museum based activities and videography and documentary films. In summary, WISSARD will promote scientific exploration of Antarctica by conveying to the public the excitement of accessing and studying what may be some of the last unexplored aquatic environments on Earth, and which represent a potential analogue for extraterrestrial life habitats on Europa and Mars.", "east": -168.6, "geometry": ["POINT(-168.65 -82.35)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Biota; Diatom; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Lake Whillans; Paleoclimate; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; Subglacial Lake; WISSARD", "locations": "Lake Whillans; Antarctica; Southern Ocean; Ross Sea", "north": -82.3, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Powell, Ross", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability \u0026 Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake \u0026 Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000105", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability \u0026 Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake \u0026 Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -82.4, "title": "Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability and Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake and Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)", "uid": "600154", "west": -168.7}, {"awards": "1043167 White, James", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.08 -79.47)"], "date_created": "Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This award supports a project to contribute one of the cornerstone analyses, stable isotopes of ice (Delta-D, Delta-O18) to the ongoing West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS) deep ice core. The WAIS Divide drilling project, a multi-institution project to obtain a continuous high resolution ice core record from central West Antarctica, reached a depth of 2560 m in early 2010; it is expected to take one or two more field seasons to reach the ice sheet bed (~3300 m), plus an additional four seasons for borehole logging and other activities including proposed replicate coring. The current proposal requests support to complete analyses on the WAIS Divide core to the base, where the age will be ~100,000 years or more. These analyses will form the basis for the investigation of a number of outstanding questions in climate and glaciology during the last glacial period, focused on the dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the relationship of West Antarctic climate to that of the Northern polar regions, the tropical Pacific, and the rest of the globe, on time scales ranging from years to tens of thousands of years. One new aspect of this work is the growing expertise at the University of Washington in climate modeling with isotope-tracer-enabled general circulation models, which will aid in the interpretation of the data. Another major new aspect is the completion and use of a high-resolution, semi-automated sampling system at the University of Colorado, which will permit the continuous analysis of isotope ratios via laser spectroscopy, at an effective resolution of ~2 cm or less, providing inter-annual time resolution for most of the core. Because continuous flow analyses of stable ice isotopes is a relatively new measurement, we will complement them with parallel measurements, every ~10-20 m, using traditional discrete sampling and analysis by mass spectrometry at the University of Washington. The intellectual merit and the overarching goal of the work are to see Inland WAIS become the reference ice isotope record for West Antarctica. The broader impacts of the work are that the data generated in this project pertain directly to policy-relevant and immediate questions of the stability of the West Antarctic ice sheet, and thus past and future changes in sea level, as well as the nature of climate change in the high southern latitudes. The project will also contribute to the development of modern isotope analysis techniques using laser spectroscopy, with applications well beyond ice cores. The project will involve a graduate student and postdoc who will work with both P.I.s, and spend time at both institutions. Data will be made available rapidly through the Antarctic Glaciological Data Center, for use by other researchers and the public.", "east": -112.08, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.08 -79.47)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Isotope; Paleoclimate; Snow Accumulation; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.47, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "White, James; Morris, Valerie; Vaughn, Bruce; Jones, Tyler R.", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000078", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.47, "title": "Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core", "uid": "600169", "west": -112.08}, {"awards": "1142162 Stone, John", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-104.14 -81.07,-102.24 -81.07,-100.34 -81.07,-98.44 -81.07,-96.54 -81.07,-94.64 -81.07,-92.74 -81.07,-90.84 -81.07,-88.94 -81.07,-87.04 -81.07,-85.14 -81.07,-85.14 -81.207,-85.14 -81.344,-85.14 -81.481,-85.14 -81.618,-85.14 -81.755,-85.14 -81.892,-85.14 -82.029,-85.14 -82.166,-85.14 -82.303,-85.14 -82.44,-87.04 -82.44,-88.94 -82.44,-90.84 -82.44,-92.74 -82.44,-94.64 -82.44,-96.54 -82.44,-98.44 -82.44,-100.34 -82.44,-102.24 -82.44,-104.14 -82.44,-104.14 -82.303,-104.14 -82.166,-104.14 -82.029,-104.14 -81.892,-104.14 -81.755,-104.14 -81.618,-104.14 -81.481,-104.14 -81.344,-104.14 -81.207,-104.14 -81.07))"], "date_created": "Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This award supports a reconnaissance geological and radar-sounding study of promising sites in West Antarctica for a future project to measure cosmogenic nuclides in subglacial bedrock. Field work will take place in the Whitmore Mountains, close to the WAIS divide, and on the Nash and Pirrit Hills, downflow from the divide in the Weddell Sea drainage. At each site geological indicators of higher (and lower) ice levels in the past will be mapped and evidence of subglacial erosion or its absence will be documented. Elevation transects of both glacial erratics and adjacent bedrock samples will be collected to establish the timing of recent deglaciation at the sites and provide a complement to similar measurements on material from depth transects obtained by future subglacial drilling. At each site, bedrock ridges will be traced into the subsurface with closely-spaced ice-penetrating radar surveys, using a combination of instruments and frequencies to obtain the highest possible surface detail. Collectively the results will define prospective sites for subglacial sampling, and maximize the potential information to be obtained from such samples in future studies. The intellectual merit of this project is that measurements of cosmogenic nuclides in subglacial bedrock hold promise for resolving the questions of whether the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsed completely in the past, whether it is prone to repeated large deglaciations, and if so, what is their magnitude and frequency. Such studies will require careful choice of targets, to locate sites where bedrock geology is favorable, cosmogenic nuclide records are likely to have been protected from subglacial erosion, and the local ice-surface response is indicative of large-scale ice sheet behavior. The broader impacts of this work include helping to determine whether subglacial surfaces in West Antarctica were ever exposed to cosmic rays, which will provide unambiguous evidence for or against a smaller ice sheet in the past. This is an important step towards establishing whether the WAIS is vulnerable to collapse in future, and will ultimately help to address uncertainty in forecasting sea level change. The results will also provide ground truth for models of ice-sheet dynamics and long-term ice sheet evolution, and will help researchers use these models to identify paleoclimate conditions responsible for WAIS deglaciation. The education and training of students (both undergraduate and graduate students) will play an important role in the project, which will involve Antarctic fieldwork, technically challenging labwork, data collection and interpretation, and communication of the outcome to scientists and the general public.", "east": -85.14, "geometry": ["POINT(-94.64 -81.755)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Be-10; Chemistry:rock; Chemistry:Rock; Cosmogenic Dating; Glaciology; Nunataks; Sample/collection Description; Sample/Collection Description; Solid Earth; Whitmore Mountains", "locations": "Whitmore Mountains; Antarctica", "north": -81.07, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Stone, John", "project_titles": "Glacial-interglacial History of West Antarctic Nunataks and Site Reconnaissance for Subglacial Bedrock Sampling", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000335", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Glacial-interglacial History of West Antarctic Nunataks and Site Reconnaissance for Subglacial Bedrock Sampling"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -82.44, "title": "Glacial-interglacial History of West Antarctic Nunataks and Site Reconnaissance for Subglacial Bedrock Sampling", "uid": "600162", "west": -104.14}, {"awards": "1043750 Chen, Jianli", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"], "date_created": "Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This award supports a project to improve the estimate of long-term and inter-annual variability of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance at continental, regional, and catchment scales, using satellite gravity measurements from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and other geodetic measurements. The work will improve the quantification of long-term mass change rates over Antarctica using GRACE gravity data with a longer record and newer generation(s) of products and will develop advanced numerical forward modeling techniques that can accurately correct leakage effects associated with GRACE data processing, and significantly improve spatial resolution of GRACE mass rate estimates over Antarctica. The work will also contribute to a better understanding of crustal uplift rates due to postglacial rebound (PGR) and present day ice load change over Antarctica via PGR models, GPS measurements, and combined analysis of GRACE and ICESat elevation changes. Inter-annual variations of ice mass over Antarctica will be investigated at continental and catchment scales and connections to regional climate change will be studied. The major deliverables from this study will be improved assessments of ice mass balance for the entire Antarctic ice sheet and potential contribution to global mean sea level rise. The work will also provide estimates of regional ice mass change rates over Antarctica, with a focus along the coast in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, the Peninsula in West Antarctica, and in Wilkes Land and Victoria Land in East Antarctica. Estimates of inter-annual ice mass change over Antarctica at various spatial scales, and assessments of uncertainty of GRACE ice rate estimates and PGR models errors over Antarctica will also be made. The intellectual merits of the proposed investigation include 1) providing improved assessments of Antarctic ice mass balance at different temporal and spatial scales with unprecedented accuracy, an important contribution to broad areas of polar science research; 2) combining high accuracy GPS vertical uplift measurements and PGR models to better quantify long-term crust uplift effects that are not distinguishable from ice mass changes by GRACE; and 3) unifying the work of several investigations at the forefront of quantifying ice sheet and glacier mass balance and crustal uplift based on a variety of modern space geodetic observations. The broader impacts include the fact that the project will actively involve student participation and training, through the support of two graduate students. In addition the project will contribute to general education and public outreach (E/PO) activities and the results from this investigation will help inspire future geoscientists and promote public awareness of significant manifestations of climate change.", "east": 180.0, "geometry": ["POINT(0 -89.999)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; GPS; GRACE; Potential Field; Satellite Data", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -60.0, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Chen, Jianli", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Long-Term and Interannual Variability of Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance From Satellite Gravimetry and Other Geodetic Measurements", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000415", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Long-Term and Interannual Variability of Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance From Satellite Gravimetry and Other Geodetic Measurements"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -90.0, "title": "Long-Term and Interannual Variability of Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance From Satellite Gravimetry and Other Geodetic Measurements", "uid": "600159", "west": -180.0}, {"awards": "0839107 Powell, Ross", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-163.7 -84,-163.68 -84,-163.66 -84,-163.64 -84,-163.62 -84,-163.6 -84,-163.58 -84,-163.56 -84,-163.54 -84,-163.52 -84,-163.5 -84,-163.5 -84.05,-163.5 -84.1,-163.5 -84.15,-163.5 -84.2,-163.5 -84.25,-163.5 -84.3,-163.5 -84.35,-163.5 -84.4,-163.5 -84.45,-163.5 -84.5,-163.52 -84.5,-163.54 -84.5,-163.56 -84.5,-163.58 -84.5,-163.6 -84.5,-163.62 -84.5,-163.64 -84.5,-163.66 -84.5,-163.68 -84.5,-163.7 -84.5,-163.7 -84.45,-163.7 -84.4,-163.7 -84.35,-163.7 -84.3,-163.7 -84.25,-163.7 -84.2,-163.7 -84.15,-163.7 -84.1,-163.7 -84.05,-163.7 -84))"], "date_created": "Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The RAGES project (Robotic Access to Grounding zones for Exploration and Science) is one of three research components of the WISSARD (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling) integrative initiative that is being funded by the Antarctic Integrated System Science Program of NSF\u0027s Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Division. The overarching scientific objective of WISSARD is to assess the role of water beneath a West Antarctic ice stream in interlinked glaciological, geological, microbiological, geochemical, and oceanographic systems. The RAGES component of WISSARD concentrates on the stability of ice stream grounding zones (GZ), the area where the ice, ocean waters and glacial and sea floor sediment interact. Based on our present limited data and modeling efforts, GZs can be perturbed by (i) internal ice stream dynamics, (ii) filling/draining cycles of subglacial lakes, (iii) increased melting by warming ocean waters, and/or (iv) rates of subglacial sediment (till) supply to the GZ. GZs are seen as high priority targets to investigate due to their unknown contributions to ice sheet stability under future global warming scenarios. The three main science goals for RAGES are to assess: (a) West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) stability relative to the magnitudes of the four main variables listed above; (b) the degree to which grounding-zone sedimentary systems house important records of past WAIS dynamics; and (c) the importance of microbial activity and subglacial geochemical weathering in supplying nutrients to the WAIS grounding zone, the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) cavity, and the highly productive Southern Ocean that may ultimately influence global biogeochemical cycles. The RAGES field sampling plan integrates surface geophysical surveys with borehole and subglacial sampling and measurements. The boreholes provide: (1) samples of subglacial water, sediments, and basal ice for biological, geochemical, glaciological, sedimentological, and micropaleontological analyses; (2) measures of subglacial and sub-ice-shelf cavity physical and chemical conditions and their spatial variability; and (3) data on sediment types, state and change of the subglacial water discharge, oceanography, and basal ice at the grounding line and within the nearby sub-ice-shelf cavity. Unique tools to be deployed include a multisensor Sub-Ice ROVer (Remotely Operated Vehicle) and long-term, sub-ice oceanographic moorings.\nThe latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognized that the greatest uncertainties in assessing future global sea-level change stem from a poor understanding of ice sheet dynamics and ice sheet vulnerability to oceanic and atmospheric warming. Disintegration of the WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) alone would contribute 3-5 m to global sea-level rise, making WAIS a focus of scientific concern due to its potential susceptibility to internal or ocean-driven instability. The overall WISSARD project will test the overarching hypothesis that active water drainage connects various subglacial environments and exerts major control on ice sheet flow, geochemistry, metabolic and phylogenetic diversity, and biogeochemical transformations.\nSocietal Relevance: Global warming, melting of ice sheets and consequential sea-level rise are of high societal relevance. Science Resource Development: After a 9-year hiatus WISSARD will provide the US-science community with a renewed capability to access and study sub-ice sheet environments. Developing this technological infrastructure will benefit the broader science community and assets will be accessible for future use through the NSF-OPP drilling contractor. The RAGES project represents a significant advance in polar technology by incorporating the use of complex new instrumentation like the Sub-Ice ROVer and subglacial ocean/lake mooring systems. Furthermore, these projects will pioneer an approach implementing recommendations from the National Research Council committee on Principles of Environmental Stewardship for the Exploration and Study of Subglacial Environments (2007). Education and Outreach (E/O): These activities are grouped into four categories: i) increasing student participation in polar research by fully integrating them in our research programs; ii) introducing new investigators to the polar sciences by incorporating promising young investigators in our programs, iii) promotion of K-12 teaching and learning programs by incorporating various teachers and NSTA programs, and iv) reaching a larger public audience through such venues as popular science magazines, museum based activities and videography and documentary films. In summary, WISSARD will promote scientific exploration of Antarctica by conveying to the public the excitement of accessing and studying what may be some of the last unexplored aquatic environments on Earth, and which represent a potential analogue for extraterrestrial life habitats on Europa and Mars.", "east": -163.5, "geometry": ["POINT(-163.6 -84.25)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciology; Oceans; Southern Ocean; WISSARD", "locations": "Southern Ocean; Antarctica", "north": -84.0, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Powell, Ross", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability \u0026 Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake \u0026 Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000105", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability \u0026 Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake \u0026 Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -84.5, "title": "Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability and Subglacial Life Habitats - Robotic Access to Grounding-zones for Exploration and Science (RAGES)", "uid": "600155", "west": -163.7}, {"awards": "1043018 Pollard, David", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-85 -82)"], "date_created": "Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Ice-sheet model output of Antarctic Ice Sheet simulations spanning 30,000 years BP to 5000+ years in the future.", "east": -85.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-85 -82)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Sheet Model", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -82.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Pollard, David", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: A New Reconstruction of the Last West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation in the Ross Sea", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000194", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: A New Reconstruction of the Last West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation in the Ross Sea"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -82.0, "title": "Ice Sheet Model Output, West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation", "uid": "609639", "west": -85.0}, {"awards": "0230316 White, James", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-134.43 -74.04)"], "date_created": "Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set consists of water isotope ratios from the Mt. 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The trace gases found in the 207 samples are ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), n-butane (n-C4H10), carbonyl sulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS2), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), and methyl bromide (CH3Br).\u00a0", "east": -112.1, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.1 -79.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.5, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Aydin, Murat; Saltzman, Eric", "project_titles": "Carbonyl Sulfide Measurements in the Deep West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000055", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Carbonyl Sulfide Measurements in the Deep West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.5, "title": "Ultra-trace Measurements in the WAIS Divide 06A Ice Core", "uid": "609659", "west": -112.1}, {"awards": "0732730 Truffer, Martin", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-100.5 -75.1)"], "date_created": "Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set is a time series of borehole temperatures at different depths from three thermistor strings deployed in three boreholes drilled through the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, Antarctica.", "east": -100.5, "geometry": ["POINT(-100.5 -75.1)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Pine Island Glacier; Temperature", "locations": "Pine Island Glacier; Antarctica", "north": -75.1, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Truffer, Martin; Stanton, Timothy", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research; IPY: Ocean-Ice Interaction in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000043", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research; IPY: Ocean-Ice Interaction in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -75.1, "title": "Borehole Temperatures at Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica", "uid": "609627", "west": -100.5}, {"awards": "1043518 Brook, Edward J.; 1142166 McConnell, Joseph; 0839093 McConnell, Joseph; 0944552 Brook, Edward J.; 1142041 Brook, Edward J.", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"], "date_created": "Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains methane concentrations from a West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core obtained by an online, continuous technique (Stowasser, et al. 2012). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c/br\u003e IMPORTANT NOTE: The experiment-time-integrated data are made available as a comprehensive archive of WAIS-Divide methane measurements. In the vast majority of cases the 2-yearly spline fit will be the most suitable for your application (Rhodes_Science_2015_WD_CH4_noaa-wdc-paleo (8).xlsx or Rhodes_Science_2015_WD_CH4_noaa-wdc-paleo.txt). \u003cbr\u003e \u003c/br\u003e For more detailed information on the 2 yearly cubic smoothing spline please refer to references listed, in particular, the Supplementary Material of Rhodes et al. 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Accumulation is a key component for determining ice sheet mass balance and, hence, sea level rise, yet our ability to measure annual accumulation variability over the past 5 decades (satellite era) is mostly limited to point-source ice cores. Developing a radar and ice core derived annual accumulation dataset will provide validation data for space-born remote sensing algorithms, climate models and, additionally, establish accumulation trends. The broader impacts of the project are that it will advance discovery and understanding within the climatology, glaciology and remote sensing communities by verifying the use of UHF radars to monitor annual layers as determined by visual, chemical and isotopic analysis from corresponding shallow ice cores and will provide a dataset of annual to near-annual accumulation measurements over the past ~5 decades across WAIS divide from existing radar data and proposed radar data. By determining if temporal changes in the passive microwave signal are correlated with temporal changes in accumulation will help assess the utility of passive microwave remote sensing to monitor accumulation rates over ice sheets for future decades. The project will promote teaching, training and learning, and increase representation of underrepresented groups by becoming involved in the NASA History of Winter project and Thermochron Mission and by providing K-12 teachers with training to monitor snow accumulation and temperature here in the US, linking polar research to the student\u0027s backyard. The project will train both undergraduate and graduate students in polar research and will encouraging young investigators to become involved in careers in science. In particular, two REU students will participate in original research projects as part of this larger project, from development of a hypothesis to presentation and publication of the results. 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The intellectual merit of this work is that the fabric and impurity content of the ice contain details on climate, volcanic activity and ice flow history. Such fabric measurements are currently taken by slicing an ice core into sections after it has started to depressurize which is an extremely time-intensive process that damages the core and does not always preserve the properties of ice in its in-situ state. In addition the ice core usually must be consumed in order to measure the components of the dust. The fabric measurements of this study utilize the concept that singly-scattered light in ice preserves most of its polarization when it is backscattered once from bubbles or dust; therefore, changes to the polarization of singly-backscattered light must originate with the birefringence. Measurements based on this concept will enable this program to obtain continuous records of fabric and correlate them to chronology and dust content. The project will also develop advanced borehole instruments to replace current logging tools, which require optical sources, detectors and power cables to be submerged in borehole fluid and lowered into the ice sheet at temperatures of -50oC. The use of telecommunications fiber will allow all sources and detectors to remain at the surface and enable low-noise signal processing techniques such as lock-in amplification that increase signal integrity and reduce needed power. Further, fiber logging systems would be much smaller and more flexible than current tools and capable of navigating most boreholes without a heavy winch. In order to assess fabric in situ and test fiber-optic borehole tools, field measurements will be made at WAIS Divide and a deep log will also be made at Siple Dome, both in West Antarctica. If successful, the broader impacts of the proposed research would include the development of new analytical methods and lightweight logging tools for ice drilling research that can operate in boreholes drilled in ice. Eventually the work could result in the development of better prehistoric records of glacier flow, atmospheric particulates, precipitation, and climate forcing. The project encompasses a broad base of theoretical, experimental, and design work, which makes it ideal for training graduate students and advanced undergraduates. 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The timing of the last deglaciation of the western Ross Sea will be improved using in situ terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides (3He, 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl) to date glacial erratics at key areas and elevations along the western Ross Sea coast. A state-of-the art ice sheet-shelf model will be used to identify mechanisms of deglaciation of the Ross Sea sector of WAIS. The model results and forcing will be compared with observations including the new cosmogenic data proposed here, with the aim of better determining and understanding the history and causes of WAIS deglaciation in the Ross Sea. There is considerable uncertainty, however, in the history of grounding line retreat from its last glacial maximum position, and virtually nothing is known about the timing of ice- surface lowering prior to ~10,000 years ago. Given these uncertainties, we are currently unable to assess one of the most important questions regarding the last deglaciation of the global ice sheets, namely as to whether the Ross Sea sector of WAIS contributed significantly to meltwater pulse 1A (MWP-1A), an extraordinarily rapid (~500-year duration) episode of ~20 m sea-level rise that occurred ~14,500 years ago. The intellectual merit of this project is that recent observations of startling changes at the margins of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets indicate that dynamic responses to warming may play a much greater role in the future mass balance of ice sheets than considered in current numerical projections of sea level rise. The broader impacts of this work are that it has direct societal relevance to developing an improved understanding of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet to current and possible future environmental changes including the sea-level response to glacier and ice sheet melting due to global warming. The PI will communicate results from this project to a variety of audiences through the publication of peer-reviewed papers and by giving talks to public audiences. 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Integration of depositional records and model outputs have the potential to test the performance of numerical models currently under development as part of ANDRILL; reconcile inconsistencies between marine and terrestrial paleoclimate records in high Southern Latitudes; and improve understanding of Antarctic climate and ice volume sensitivity to forcing for both the East Antarctic and West Antarctic Ice Sheets. Broader impacts: Results from this study have the potential to be used widely by the research community. Outreach to local elementary schools from other funded efforts will continue and be extended to homeschooled students. 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This project capitalizes on previous investments in field sampling. Analytical tools applied to single mineral grains extracted from existing collections of glacial till will generate ?fingerprints? of East Antarctic outlet glaciers and West Antarctic till to refine paleo-ice flow models for the Ross Embayment during the last glacial maximum, older records from ANDRILL cores, and to assess IRD sources in the Southern Ocean. New provenance tracers will include a suite of geochronological methods that together provide greater insights into the orogenic and erosional history the region. This project will include U/Pb of detrital zircons, (U-Th)/He on a subset of the U/Pb dated zircons, as well as Ar-Ar of detrital hornblende, mica and feldspars.\nBroader Impacts: This research will train one M.S. student at IUPUI, a Ph.D. student at Columbia, and several undergraduates at both institutions. Graduate students involved in the project will be involved in mentoring undergraduate researchers. Incorporation of research discoveries will be brought into the classroom by providing concrete examples and exercises at the appropriate level. Licht and Columbia graduate student E. Pierce are developing outreach projects with local secondary school teachers to investigate the provenance of glacial materials in their local areas. 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The collaborative project builds on the knowledge gained by the highly successful West Antarctic Ice Sheet program and is being jointly sponsored with NASA. Recent observations indicate a significant ice loss, equivalent to 10% of the ongoing increase in sea-level rise, in this region. These changes are largest along the coast and propagate rapidly inland, indicating the critical impact of the ocean on ice sheet stability in the region. While a broad range of remote sensing and ground-based instrumentation is available to characterize changes of the ice surface and internal structure (deformation, ice motion, melt) and the shape of the underlying sediment and rock bed, instrumentation has yet to be successfully deployed for observing boundary layer processes of the ocean cavity which underlies the floating ice shelf and where rapid melting is apparently occurring. Innovative, mini ocean sensors that can be lowered through boreholes in the ice shelf (about 500 m thick) will be developed and deployed to automatically provide ocean profiling information over at least three years. Their data will be transmitted through a conducting cable frozen in the borehole to the surface where it will be further transmitted via satellite to a laboratory in the US. Geophysical and remote sensing methods (seismic, GPS, altimetry, stereo imaging, radar profiling) will be applied to map the geometry of the ice shelf, the shape of the sub ice-shelf cavity, the ice surface geometry and deformations within the glacial ice. To integrate the seismic, glaciological and oceanographic observations, a new 3-dimensional coupled ice-ocean model is being developed which will be the first of its kind. NASA is supporting satellite based research and the deployment of a robotic-camera system to explore the environment in the ocean cavity underlying the ice shelf and NSF is supporting all other aspects of this study. \n\nBroader impacts: This project is motivated by the potential societal impacts of rapid sea level rise and should result in critically needed improvements in characterizing and predicting the behavior of coupled ocean-ice systems. It is a contribution to the International Polar Year and was endorsed by the International Council for Science as a component of the \u0027Multidisciplinary Study of the Amundsen Sea Embayment\u0027 proposal #258 of the honeycomb of endorsed IPY activities. The research involves substantial international partnerships with the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bristol in the UK. The investigators will partner with the previously funded \u0027Polar Palooza\u0027 education and outreach program in addition to undertaking a diverse set of outreach activities of their own. 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The data include values for attenuation estimates for individual radar profiles.\n\nData are available via FTP in MATLAB (.mat) and Portable Document (.pdf) formats.", "east": -112.09, "geometry": ["POINT(-112.09 -79.47)"], "keywords": "Airborne Radar; Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Radar; WAIS Divide", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS Divide", "north": -79.47, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Raymond, Charles; Matsuoka, Kenichi", "project_titles": "Glaciological Characteristics of the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide Deduced by a New Analysis of Ice-penetrating Radar Data", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000017", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Glaciological Characteristics of the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide Deduced by a New Analysis of Ice-penetrating Radar Data"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.47, "title": "Englacial Layers and Attenuation Rates across the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice-Flow Divide (WAIS Divide), West Antarctica", "uid": "609470", "west": -112.09}, {"awards": "0739372 Conway, Howard", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-123 -76,-120.65 -76,-118.3 -76,-115.95 -76,-113.6 -76,-111.25 -76,-108.9 -76,-106.55 -76,-104.2 -76,-101.85 -76,-99.5 -76,-99.5 -76.37,-99.5 -76.74,-99.5 -77.11,-99.5 -77.48,-99.5 -77.85,-99.5 -78.22,-99.5 -78.59,-99.5 -78.96,-99.5 -79.33,-99.5 -79.7,-101.85 -79.7,-104.2 -79.7,-106.55 -79.7,-108.9 -79.7,-111.25 -79.7,-113.6 -79.7,-115.95 -79.7,-118.3 -79.7,-120.65 -79.7,-123 -79.7,-123 -79.33,-123 -78.96,-123 -78.59,-123 -78.22,-123 -77.85,-123 -77.48,-123 -77.11,-123 -76.74,-123 -76.37,-123 -76))"], "date_created": "Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains past flow lines of Thwaites Glacier. 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The key to understanding the processes that lead to high predator abundance is the identification of the specific foraging behaviors associated with different features of the water column. This study will accomplish these objectives by combining accurate positional data, measures of diving and foraging behavior, animal-derived water-column temperature and salinity data, and available oceanographic data. This project will examine the foraging behavior and habitat utilization of two species of contrasting foraging ecology, the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, and the crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus in the Western Antarctic Peninsula, a region of strong environmental gradients. Although these two species are phylogenetically related, they utilize substantially different but adjacent habitat types. Southern elephant seals are predominantly pelagic, moving throughout the southern ocean, venturing occasionally into the seasonal pack ice whereas crabeater seals range throughout the seasonal pack ice, venturing occasionally into open water. The relationship of specific foraging behaviors and animal movement patterns to oceanographic and bathymetric features develop and test models of the importance of these features in defining habitat use will be determined along with a comparison of how individuals of each species respond to annual variability in the marine environment. The physical oceanography of the Southern Ocean is inherently complex as are the biological processes that are intrinsically linked to oceanographic processes. Significant resources are currently being directed toward developing mathematical models of physical oceanographic processes with the goals of better understanding the role that the Southern Ocean plays in global climate processes, predicting the responses of ocean and global scale processes to climate change, and understanding the linkages between physical and biological oceanographic processes. These efforts have been limited by the scarcity of oceanographic data in the region, especially at high latitudes in the winter months. This study will provide new and significant oceanographic data on temperature and salinity profiles in to further the understanding of the dynamics of the upper water column of west Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf waters. Outreach activities include website development and an association with a marine education program at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.\n", "east": -54.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-59 -62)"], "keywords": "Bellingshausen Sea; Biota; Oceans; Seals; Southern Ocean", "locations": "Southern Ocean; Bellingshausen Sea", "north": -60.0, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Klinck, John M.; Crocker, Daniel; Goebel, Michael; Hofmann, Eileen; Costa, Daniel", "project_titles": "Habitat Utilization of Southern Ocean Seals: Foraging Behavior of Crabeater and Elephant Seals Using Novel Methods of Oceanographic Data Collection", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000082", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Habitat Utilization of Southern Ocean Seals: Foraging Behavior of Crabeater and Elephant Seals Using Novel Methods of Oceanographic Data Collection"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -64.0, "title": "Habitat Utilization of Southern Ocean Seals: Foraging Behavior of Crabeater and Elephant Seals Using Novel Methods of Oceanographic Data Collection", "uid": "600044", "west": -64.0}, {"awards": "0440759 Sowers, Todd", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"], "date_created": "Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set includes methane (CH4) isotope data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core, WDC05A, in Antarctica. The data include depth, gas age, and the isotopic composition of methane (\u0026#8706;13C and \u0026#8706;D of CH4). The ice core was collected during the 2005-2006 Antarctic field season. The CH4 isotope data was generated in 2008 using wet extraction methodology. Samples span the last 1,000 years, at a resolution of about 15 years. Data for samples above 69 meters were from firn air, and data below 69 meters from ice. The dating of the ice was based on continuous chemical analyses above 69 meters and Electrical Conductivity/Dielectric Property (ECM/DEP) measurements from ice. 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The ITASE program aims to collect and interpret a continental-wide array of environmental parameters assembled through the coordinated efforts of scientists from several nations.\n\nThese data were collected between 1999 and 2007. The data have been compiled into single files for each sampling site, though in some cases a file contains data from more than one ice core or snow pit. Each file in the data set includes deuterium/hydrogen (\u0026#948;D) and/or 18-oxygen/16-oxygen (\u0026#948;18O) ratios, depths, and in some cases ice age or other information. Further details regarding the data are provided in each data file. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text format (.txt). Data were collected during five Antarctic field seasons from 1999 to 2007. Data from 1999 to 2002 are currently available. Data from 2003 to 2007 will be added in the future.", "east": -88.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-109 -77.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Ice Core Records; Isotope; ITASE; Paleoclimate; WAIS", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS", "north": -65.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Steig, Eric J.", "project_titles": "Stable Isotope Studies at West Antarctic ITASE Sites", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000013", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Stable Isotope Studies at West Antarctic ITASE Sites"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "ITASE", "south": -90.0, "title": "US ITASE Stable Isotope Data, Antarctica", "uid": "609425", "west": -130.0}, {"awards": "0440602 Saltzman, Eric", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"], "date_created": "Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains trace gas measurements of air extracted from ice core samples from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide A core (WAIS-D 05A). The WAIS A core was dry-drilled at the WAIS site during the 2005-2006 Antarctic field season. Data include trace gas species including ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), n-butane (n-C4H10), carbonyl sulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS2), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), methyl bromide (CH3Br), acetonitrile (CH3CN), and chlorofluorocarbon-12 (CFC-12), for 57 ice core samples. The data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) file format.", "east": 112.09, "geometry": ["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Atmosphere; Chemistry:fluid; Chemistry:Fluid; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Ice Core Records; Paleoclimate; Snow/ice; Snow/Ice; WAIS Divide; WAIS Divide Ice Core", "locations": "WAIS Divide; Antarctica", "north": -79.47, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Saltzman, Eric", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Divide Drilling Site", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000368", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Divide Drilling Site"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "WAIS Divide Ice Core", "south": -79.47, "title": "Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the WAIS Drilling Site, Antarctica", "uid": "609412", "west": 112.09}, {"awards": "9814810 Bales, Roger", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-124 -76,-120 -76,-116 -76,-112 -76,-108 -76,-104 -76,-100 -76,-96 -76,-92 -76,-88 -76,-84 -76,-84 -77.4,-84 -78.8,-84 -80.2,-84 -81.6,-84 -83,-84 -84.4,-84 -85.8,-84 -87.2,-84 -88.6,-84 -90,-88 -90,-92 -90,-96 -90,-100 -90,-104 -90,-108 -90,-112 -90,-116 -90,-120 -90,-124 -90,-124 -88.6,-124 -87.2,-124 -85.8,-124 -84.4,-124 -83,-124 -81.6,-124 -80.2,-124 -78.8,-124 -77.4,-124 -76))"], "date_created": "Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains atmospheric mixing ratios of hydrogen peroxide and methylhydroperoxide at 21 sites on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) were obtained from 2000 to 2003 during the US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) deployments. Sample location from the WAIS region (76-90\u00baS / 84-124\u00baW) were approximately 100-300 km apart and correspond to US ITASE ice core sites. At each site, ambient air from 1 m above the snow surface was sampled between two to five days. Atmospheric hydroperoxides (ROOH) were continuously scrubbed from the sample air with a glass coil scrubber and subsequently quantified using a fluorescence detection method.\n\nData are available via FTP as ASCII text files (.txt).", "east": -84.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-104 -83)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Atmosphere; Chemistry:fluid; Chemistry:Fluid; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; ITASE; WAIS", "locations": "Antarctica; WAIS", "north": -76.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "McConnell, Joseph; Bales, Roger; Frey, Markus", "project_titles": "Hydrogen Peroxide, Formaldehyde, and Sub-Annual Snow Accumulation in West Antarctica: Participation in West Antarctic Traverse", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000253", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Hydrogen Peroxide, Formaldehyde, and Sub-Annual Snow Accumulation in West Antarctica: Participation in West Antarctic Traverse"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -90.0, "title": "Atmospheric Mixing Ratios of Hydroperoxides above the West Antarctic Ice Sheet", "uid": "609394", "west": -124.0}, {"awards": "9814810 Bales, Roger", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-124 -76,-120 -76,-116 -76,-112 -76,-108 -76,-104 -76,-100 -76,-96 -76,-92 -76,-88 -76,-84 -76,-84 -77.4,-84 -78.8,-84 -80.2,-84 -81.6,-84 -83,-84 -84.4,-84 -85.8,-84 -87.2,-84 -88.6,-84 -90,-88 -90,-92 -90,-96 -90,-100 -90,-104 -90,-108 -90,-112 -90,-116 -90,-120 -90,-124 -90,-124 -88.6,-124 -87.2,-124 -85.8,-124 -84.4,-124 -83,-124 -81.6,-124 -80.2,-124 -78.8,-124 -77.4,-124 -76))"], "date_created": "Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains sub-annually resolved concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), snow, firn and ice from 23 sites on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS).", "east": -84.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-104 -83)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Ice Core Records; Paleoclimate; WAIS", "locations": "WAIS; Antarctica", "north": -76.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "McConnell, Joseph; Bales, Roger; Frey, Markus", "project_titles": "Hydrogen Peroxide, Formaldehyde, and Sub-Annual Snow Accumulation in West Antarctica: Participation in West Antarctic Traverse", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000253", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Hydrogen Peroxide, Formaldehyde, and Sub-Annual Snow Accumulation in West Antarctica: Participation in West Antarctic Traverse"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -90.0, "title": "Twenty-Three Century-scale Ice Core Records of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) from West Antarctica", "uid": "609392", "west": -124.0}, {"awards": "0337567 Jacobel, Robert", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-140 -82,-139 -82,-138 -82,-137 -82,-136 -82,-135 -82,-134 -82,-133 -82,-132 -82,-131 -82,-130 -82,-130 -82.1,-130 -82.2,-130 -82.3,-130 -82.4,-130 -82.5,-130 -82.6,-130 -82.7,-130 -82.8,-130 -82.9,-130 -83,-131 -83,-132 -83,-133 -83,-134 -83,-135 -83,-136 -83,-137 -83,-138 -83,-139 -83,-140 -83,-140 -82.9,-140 -82.8,-140 -82.7,-140 -82.6,-140 -82.5,-140 -82.4,-140 -82.3,-140 -82.2,-140 -82.1,-140 -82))"], "date_created": "Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set contains radar data from the Kamb Ice Stream (KIS), formerly known as Ice Stream C, in West Antarctica. The project was part of a larger study to assess the likelihood of ice stream reactivation. Parameters include latitude, longitude, distance along profile, ice thickness pick, bright layer depth, and surface elevation, from approximately 1600 km of ground-based radar traverses recorded during the 2004 and 2005 Antarctic field seasons.\n\nData are available via FTP as ASCII text files (.txt). Profile location maps and sample profile sections are available as Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) image files. The data are also available as binary data on DVD, upon request.", "east": -130.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-135 -82.5)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; GPR; Kamb Ice Stream", "locations": "Antarctica; Kamb Ice Stream", "north": -82.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Jacobel, Robert", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Is Ice Stream C Restarting? 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In Antarctica, the instrumental record of climate is particularly short (~40 years except in a few isolated locations on the coast), and ice core proxy data are the only means available for extending this record into the past. The use of stable isotopes of water (18-O/16-O and D/H ratios) from ice cores as proxies for temperature is well established for both very short (i.e. seasonal) and long timescales (centuries, millennia). Using multivariate regression methods and shallow ice cores from West Antarctica, a reconstruction of Antarctic climate over the last ~150 years has been developed which suggests the continent has been warming, on average, at a rate of ~0.2 K/century. Further improving these reconstructions is the chief motivation for further extending the US ITASE project. Ten to fifteen shallow (~100 m) from Victoria Land, East Antarctica will be obtained and analyzed. The core will be collected along a traverse route beginning at Taylor Dome and ending at the South Pole. Age-depth relationships for the cores will be determined through a combination of stable isotopes, visual stratigraphy and seasonal chemical signatures and marker horizons. Reconstructions of Antarctic climate obtained from these cores will be incorporated into the global network of paleoclimate information, which has been important in science, policy and educational contexts. The project will include graduate student and postdoctoral training and field experience.", "east": 180.0, "geometry": ["POINT(0 -89.999)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Atmosphere; Climate; Cryosphere; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Isotope; ITASE; Meteorology; Paleoclimate; Satellite Remote Sensing; Weather Station Data", "locations": "Antarctica", "north": -60.0, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Steig, Eric J.", "project_titles": "Stable Isotope Studies at East Antarctic US ITASE Sites", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000202", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Stable Isotope Studies at East Antarctic US ITASE Sites"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "ITASE", "south": -90.0, "title": "Stable Isotope Studies at East Antarctic US ITASE Sites", "uid": "600042", "west": -180.0}, {"awards": "0636953 Saltzman, Eric", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"], "date_created": "Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set is an analysis of methyl chloride concentration measured in air extracted from ice core samples from the Siple Dome A deep core in West Antarctica. In total, forty six (46) ice samples, approximately 10-15 cm in length, were analyzed in this study. Data are available in Microsoft Excel format and are available via FTP.", "east": -148.82, "geometry": ["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Atmosphere; Chemistry:fluid; Chemistry:Fluid; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Ice Core Records; Paleoclimate; Siple Dome; Siple Dome Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; Siple Dome", "north": -81.66, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Saltzman, Eric; Aydin, Murat; Williams, Margaret", "project_titles": "Methyl Chloride, Methyl Bromide, and Carbonyl Sulfide in Deep Antarctic Ice Cores", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000042", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Methyl Chloride, Methyl Bromide, and Carbonyl Sulfide in Deep Antarctic Ice Cores"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "Siple Dome Ice Core", "south": -81.66, "title": "Methyl Chloride Measurements from the Siple Dome A Deep Core, Antarctica", "uid": "609356", "west": -148.82}, {"awards": "0440636 Fahnestock, Mark", "bounds_geometry": null, "date_created": "Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "Flow features on the surface of the Ross Ice Shelf, West Antarctica, record two episodes of ice stream stagnation and reactivation within the last 1,000 years. We document these events using maps of streaklines emerging from individual ice streams made using visible band imagery, together with numerical models of ice shelf flow. Forward model experiments demonstrate that only a limited set of discharge scenarios could have produced the current streakline configuration. According to our analysis, Whillans Ice Stream ceased rapid flow about 850 calendar years ago and restarted about 400 years later and MacAyeal Ice Stream either stopped or slowed significantly between 800 and 700 years ago, restarting about 150 years later. Until now, ice-stream scenarios emphasized runaway retreat or stagnation on millennial time scales. Here, we identify a new scenario: century-scale stagnation and reactivation cycles, as well as lateral communication with adjacent ice streams through thickness changes on lightly grounded ice plains. This introduces uncertainty into predictions for future sea-level withdrawls by the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which are based in part on recent slowing of Whillans Ice Stream and the stagnant condition of Kamb Ice Stream. This paper documents the evidence for delimiting the source regions (provenance) of ice now in the shelf; for bracketing the possible discharge scenarios that could have produced the patterns captured in the shelf, and shows that it is difficult to reproduce these patterns with a model without stopping and restarting individual streams. The modeling facilitated by Co-PI Hulbe\u2019s system has allowed us to cover a range of possible scenarios, and in the process to learn about other aspects of the behavior of this system. The flow variability recorded in the ice shelf provides an important reference history against which current changes can be put in context.", "east": null, "geometry": null, "keywords": null, "locations": null, "north": null, "nsf_funding_programs": null, "persons": "Fahnestock, Mark", "project_titles": "Collaborative Research: Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000096", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative Research: Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": null, "title": "Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams", "uid": "600024", "west": null}, {"awards": "0636724 Blankenship, Donald; 0230197 Holt, John", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-130 -75,-126.5 -75,-123 -75,-119.5 -75,-116 -75,-112.5 -75,-109 -75,-105.5 -75,-102 -75,-98.5 -75,-95 -75,-95 -75.5,-95 -76,-95 -76.5,-95 -77,-95 -77.5,-95 -78,-95 -78.5,-95 -79,-95 -79.5,-95 -80,-98.5 -80,-102 -80,-105.5 -80,-109 -80,-112.5 -80,-116 -80,-119.5 -80,-123 -80,-126.5 -80,-130 -80,-130 -79.5,-130 -79,-130 -78.5,-130 -78,-130 -77.5,-130 -77,-130 -76.5,-130 -76,-130 -75.5,-130 -75))"], "date_created": "Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set includes airborne altimetry collected over the catchment and main trunk of Thwaites Glacier, one of Antarctica\u0027s most active ice streams. The airborne altimetry comprises 35,000 line-kilometers sampled at 20 meters along track. The full dataset has an internal error of \u00b120 cm; a primary subset has an error of \u00b18 cm. We find a +20 cm bias with Geoscience Laser Altimeter System data over a flat interior region. These data will serve as an additional temporal reference for the evolution of Thwaites Glacier surface, as well as aid the construction of future high resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEM). 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Investigators reported mixing ratios of methyl chloride gas extracted from samples taken from the South Pole Remote Earth Science and Seismological Observatory (SPRESSO) core, drilled as part of the International Trans Antarctic Science Expedition (ITASE). This data covers an age range of 2159 - 140 years before present (Y.B.P.) where the year 2000 was used as present. Investigators analyzed trace gases in ice core samples from Siple Dome, West Antarctica (dry-drilled C core and deep, fluid-drilled A core) and from South Pole, Antarctica (300 m dry drilled SPRESSO core). 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The investigators measured profiles of both \u003csup\u003e10\u003c/sup\u003eBe (half-life = 1.5x10\u003csup\u003e6\u003c/sup\u003e years) and \u003csup\u003e36\u003c/sup\u003eCl (half-life = 3.0x10\u003csup\u003e5\u003c/sup\u003e years) in the entire ice core, which spans the time period from the present to about 100,000 years before present. These data are being used for perfecting the ice core chronology, deducing the history of solar activity, deducing the history of variations in the geomagnetic field, and studying the possible role of solar variations on climate. \n\nData are distributed as a PDF file and are available via FTP.", "east": -148.812, "geometry": ["POINT(-148.812 -81.6588)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Paleoclimate; Siple Dome; Siple Dome Ice Core", "locations": "Antarctica; Siple Dome", "north": -81.6588, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Finkel, R. C.; Nishiizumi, Kunihiko", "project_titles": "Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Siple Dome Ice Core", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000358", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Siple Dome Ice Core"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "Siple Dome Ice Core", "south": -81.6588, "title": "Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Siple Dome A Ice Core", "uid": "609307", "west": -148.812}, {"awards": "9615502 Harrison, William", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-148.822 -81.655)", "POINT(-148.693 -81.595)"], "date_created": "Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "At the Siple Dome area of Antarctica, much of the ice flow is vertical, which causes vertical ice deformation. To measure this phenomenon, the investigators used a method known as vertical strain rate. This project was a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project for deep ice coring in West Antarctica. WAISCORES is supported by the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), National Science Foundation (NSF).\n\nThis data set consists of a table of long-term average strain rates measured between 1999 and 2002 at Siple Dome, Antarctica. The measurements were taken in hot-water boreholes by bridge gauges. Data are available in tab-delimited ASCII text format or PDF via FTP.", "east": -148.693, "geometry": ["POINT(-148.822 -81.655)", "POINT(-148.693 -81.595)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Geodesy; Geology/Geophysics - Other; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Siple Dome; Siple Dome Ice Core; Strain; WAISCORES", "locations": "Antarctica; Siple Dome", "north": -81.595, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Harrison, William; Morack, James; Waddington, Edwin D.; Pettit, Erin; Zumberge, Mark; Elsberg, Daniel", "project_titles": "Ice Dynamics, the Flow Law, and Vertical Strain at Siple Dome", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000601", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Ice Dynamics, the Flow Law, and Vertical Strain at Siple Dome"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "Siple Dome Ice Core", "south": -81.655, "title": "Vertical Strain at Siple Dome, Antarctica, 1999-2002", "uid": "609214", "west": -148.822}, {"awards": "9526566 Bindschadler, Robert", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-84 -75.9)", "POINT(-119.4 -80.01)", "POINT(-174.45 -82.52)", "POINT(160.41 -74.21)"], "date_created": "Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set includes daily, monthly, and yearly mean surface air temperatures for four interior West Antarctic sites between 1978 and 1997. Data include air surface temperatures measured at the Byrd, Lettau, Lynn, and Siple Station automatic weather stations. In addition, because weather stations in Antarctica are difficult to maintain, and resulting multi-decade records are often incomplete, the investigators also calculated surface temperatures from satellite passive microwave brightness temperatures. Calibration of 37-GHz vertically polarized brightness temperature data during periods of known air temperature, using emissivity modeling, allowed the investigators to replace data gaps with calibrated brightness temperatures.\n\nMS Excel data files and GIF images derived from the data are available via ftp from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.", "east": 160.41, "geometry": ["POINT(-84 -75.9)", "POINT(-119.4 -80.01)", "POINT(-174.45 -82.52)", "POINT(160.41 -74.21)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Atmosphere; Automated Weather Station; Meteorology; Temperature; West Antarctica", "locations": "West Antarctica; Antarctica", "north": -74.21, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Shuman, Christopher A.; Stearns, Charles R.", "project_titles": "Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Paleoclimate Indicators at Siple Dome, Antarctica", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000191", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Paleoclimate Indicators at Siple Dome, Antarctica"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": null, "south": -82.52, "title": "Decadal-Length Composite West Antarctic Air Temperature Records", "uid": "609097", "west": -174.45}, {"awards": "0338359 Saltzman, Eric", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-148.81 -81.65)"], "date_created": "Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set is part of the WAISCORES (West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores) project, research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and designed to improve understanding of how the West Antarctic ice sheet influences climate and sea level change. WAISCORES investigators acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. These data provide researchers with a record of natural climatic variability and anthropogenic influence on biogeochemical cycles. Because ice cores contain an archive of preindustrial air, a baseline can be established, and the extent of human impact on the climate can be ascertained. \n\nThis data set includes mixing ratios of carbonyl sulfide (COS), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), and methyl bromide (CH3Br). Data samples were retrieved from the Siple C ice core, which was drilled at 81.65\u00b0 S, 148.81\u00b0 W in December 1995. The core site sits 620 m above sea level near the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf where there is a mean annual temperature of -25.4 \u00b0C.\n\nData are available via FTP.", "east": -148.81, "geometry": ["POINT(-148.81 -81.65)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Paleoclimate; Siple Dome; Siple Dome Ice Core; WAISCORES", "locations": "Antarctica; Siple Dome", "north": -81.65, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Saltzman, Eric; Aydin, Murat", "project_titles": "Methyl chloride and methyl bromide in Antarctic ice cores", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000032", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Methyl chloride and methyl bromide in Antarctic ice cores"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "Siple Dome Ice Core", "south": -81.65, "title": "Analysis of Siple Dome Ice Core: Carbonyl Sulfide (COS), Methyl Chloride (CH3Cl), and Methyl Bromide (CH3Br)", "uid": "609279", "west": -148.81}, {"awards": "9316564 Mayewski, Paul", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-116.333 -78.733)", "POINT(-119.562 -80.014)", "POINT(-118.045 -79.461)"], "date_created": "Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "The Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) project provides a high-resolution record of atmospheric chemical deposition taken from several ice cores and snow pits located at sites within or immediately adjacent to the Ross Ice Drainage System. 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This data set contains accumulation rates derived from ground-penetrating radar (GPR) used to detect isochronal layers in the firn in West Antarctica. These layers were then dated using results from ice core analyses. These data show that accumulation rates along this profile have decreased in recent decades. 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The investigators used radar sounding and laser altimetry from a Twin Otter aircraft flying at varying altitudes, at least 300 m above the surface, at an air speed of about 130 knots. Surveys were accomplished with 64 flights in December 1998 and January 1999. 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WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica.\n\nThis data set provides measurements of stable isotopes of water and deuterium excess for the Siple Dome ice cores. The shallow cores from Siple Dome were analyzed for isotopes with sub-annual temporal detail.", "east": -149.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-149 -81)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Isotope; Paleoclimate; Siple Dome; Siple Dome Ice Core; WAISCORES", "locations": "Siple Dome; Antarctica", "north": -81.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Steig, Eric J.; White, James", "project_titles": null, "projects": null, "repositories": null, "science_programs": "Siple Dome Ice Core", "south": -81.0, "title": "Siple Dome Highlights: Stable isotopes", "uid": "609134", "west": -149.0}, {"awards": "0512971 Brook, Edward J.", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-149 -81)"], "date_created": "Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica.\n\nBrooks measured methane in approximately 196 samples between 55.6 and 738.5 m (0-20 ka) in the Siple Dome ice core, and then extended the Siple Dome methane record at medium resolution down to about 860m, corresponding to an age of about 45 ka. The team compared the results with data from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) and the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP).", "east": -149.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-149 -81)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Chemistry:fluid; Chemistry:Fluid; Chemistry:ice; Chemistry:Ice; Geochemistry; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Methane; Paleoclimate; Siple Dome; Siple Dome Ice Core; WAISCORES", "locations": "Siple Dome; Antarctica", "north": -81.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Brook, Edward J.", "project_titles": "High Resolution Records of Atmospheric Methane in Ice Cores and Implications for Late Quaternary Climate Change", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0000034", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "High Resolution Records of Atmospheric Methane in Ice Cores and Implications for Late Quaternary Climate Change"}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "Siple Dome Ice Core", "south": -81.0, "title": "Siple Dome Methane Record", "uid": "609124", "west": -149.0}, {"awards": "9909469 Scambos, Ted", "bounds_geometry": ["POLYGON((-158 -82.2,-155.63 -82.2,-153.26 -82.2,-150.89 -82.2,-148.52 -82.2,-146.15 -82.2,-143.78 -82.2,-141.41 -82.2,-139.04 -82.2,-136.67 -82.2,-134.3 -82.2,-134.3 -82.33,-134.3 -82.46,-134.3 -82.59,-134.3 -82.72,-134.3 -82.85,-134.3 -82.98,-134.3 -83.11,-134.3 -83.24,-134.3 -83.37,-134.3 -83.5,-136.67 -83.5,-139.04 -83.5,-141.41 -83.5,-143.78 -83.5,-146.15 -83.5,-148.52 -83.5,-150.89 -83.5,-153.26 -83.5,-155.63 -83.5,-158 -83.5,-158 -83.37,-158 -83.24,-158 -83.11,-158 -82.98,-158 -82.85,-158 -82.72,-158 -82.59,-158 -82.46,-158 -82.33,-158 -82.2))"], "date_created": "Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set includes ice motion and topography measurements that were taken by measuring movement and altitude of poles set in the West Antarctic Ice Shelf. 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WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica.\n\nLamorey measured the density of the shallow Siple Dome cores B - I. One-meter sections of the ice core were weighed on a balance beam in the field. The volume was determined by measuring the diameter and length of the core. The data consists of tab-delimited text files of density measurements and a sonic velocity profile, and a .gif format density-versus-depth plot. 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These cores allow researchers to distinguish local from regional influences on the climate records recovered from the cores. Drilling for the Siple Dome core began in November 1996 and finished in January 1999. The core site is located between ice streams C and D at approximately 81\u00b0 40\u0027 S and 148\u00b0 49\u0027 W. Preliminary studies indicate that the paleoclimate record preserved in the 1003-meter Siple Dome ice core extends back more than 90 thousand years. Data are available via ftp.\n\nThe following WAISCORES investigators have made contributions to WAISCORES research. NSIDC archives data for many of these investigators: Mary Albert, Richard Alley, Robin Bell, Michael Bender, Robert Bindscadler, Pierre Biscaye, Donald Blankenship, Ed Brook, Nelia Dunbar, Joan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gow, Gregg Lamorey, Paul Mayewski, Joseph McConnell, Deb Meese, Nadine Nereson, Charlie Raymond, Eric Saltzman, Eric Steig, Christopher Shuman, Ken Taylor, Lonnie Thompson, Edwin Waddington, Martin Wahlen, James White, and Gret Zielinksi.\n\nThis landing page has no data files!", "east": -149.0, "geometry": ["POINT(-149 -81)"], "keywords": "Antarctica; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; WAIS; WAISCORES", "locations": "WAIS; Antarctica", "north": -81.0, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Lamorey, Gregg W.", "project_titles": null, "projects": null, "repositories": null, "science_programs": null, "south": -81.0, "title": "WAISCORES: Deep Ice Coring in West Antarctica", "uid": "609120", "west": -149.0}, {"awards": "9526601 Albert, Mary", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(-148 -81)"], "date_created": "Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This data set includes measurements of snow and firn temperature and permeability collected between November 1998 and June 1999 at Siple Dome. The physical characteristics of snow determine the nature of air-snow exchange processes, which in turn affect chemical records in ice cores. 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Dataset Title/Abstract/Map	NSF Award(s)	Date Created	PIs / Scientists	Project Links	Abstract	Bounds Geometry	Geometry	Selected	Visible
Ar/Ar data for samples collected during the 2018-2019 Mt. Waesche field season.	1745015	2025-08-25	Zimmerer, Matthew; Dunbar, Nelia; McIntosh, William C; Iverson, Nels	Collaborative Research: Constraining West Antarctic Ice Sheet elevation during the last interglacial	This dataset includes data for the Ar/Ar analyses of samples collected during the 2018-2019 field season at Mt. Waesche. All analyses were conducted in the New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. Samples dated are from lava flows and eruptive centers on the southern flank of the volcano. Material dated includes groundmass concentrate, anorthoclase, and plagioclase. A total of 133 ages, ranging from 94.6 ± 12.1 to 425.9 ± 4.8 ka, were generated as part of the project. This data set includes raw isotope values, corrected isotope values (for blank and baseline measurements, decay, and detector intercalibration), calculated ratios, standards and reference gases values, and monitor information. Additional information related to age calculations, sample preparation, irradiation, instrumentation, and analytical parameters is also provided.	["POLYGON((-127.10701 -77.161919,-127.0824042 -77.161919,-127.0577984 -77.161919,-127.0331926 -77.161919,-127.0085868 -77.161919,-126.983981 -77.161919,-126.9593752 -77.161919,-126.9347694 -77.161919,-126.9101636 -77.161919,-126.8855578 -77.161919,-126.860952 -77.161919,-126.860952 -77.1703043,-126.860952 -77.1786896,-126.860952 -77.1870749,-126.860952 -77.1954602,-126.860952 -77.2038455,-126.860952 -77.2122308,-126.860952 -77.2206161,-126.860952 -77.2290014,-126.860952 -77.2373867,-126.860952 -77.245772,-126.8855578 -77.245772,-126.9101636 -77.245772,-126.9347694 -77.245772,-126.9593752 -77.245772,-126.983981 -77.245772,-127.0085868 -77.245772,-127.0331926 -77.245772,-127.0577984 -77.245772,-127.0824042 -77.245772,-127.10701 -77.245772,-127.10701 -77.2373867,-127.10701 -77.2290014,-127.10701 -77.2206161,-127.10701 -77.2122308,-127.10701 -77.2038455,-127.10701 -77.1954602,-127.10701 -77.1870749,-127.10701 -77.1786896,-127.10701 -77.1703043,-127.10701 -77.161919))"]	["POINT(-126.983981 -77.2038455)"]	false	false
Lithospheric thicknesses in Antarctica from Sp receiver functions	2201129	2025-07-31	Brown, Sarah; Fischer, Karen	Probing the Western Antarctic Lithosphere and Asthenosphere with New Approaches to Imaging Seismic Wave Attenuation and Velocity	This dataset contains the depths of negative velocity gradients that are potentially interpretable as the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) beneath Antarctica, derived from common conversion point stacking of Sp receiver functions. The dataset provides constraints on lithospheric thickness variations, particularly in West Antarctica, where a vertically localized LAB is observed at depths of 70–100 km. In East Antarctica, two zones of well-defined LAB depths are present in regions near the coast at depths of 75-110 km (~140˚E) and 90-130 km (~115˚E). Interpretation of these results and comparison with prior studies are provided in the associated journal article (see References).	["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
Apatite Fission Track Data Marie Byrd Land	1917009	2025-06-18	Thomson, Stuart	Collaborative Research: Ice sheet erosional interaction with hot geotherm in West Antarctica	List of sample locations and fission track data produced at the University of Arizona under NSF Proposal 1917009 "Collaborative Research: ICe sheet erosional Interaction with Hot geotherm (ICI-Hot) in West Antarctica	["POLYGON((-160 -70,-154.4 -70,-148.8 -70,-143.2 -70,-137.6 -70,-132 -70,-126.4 -70,-120.80000000000001 -70,-115.2 -70,-109.6 -70,-104 -70,-104 -71,-104 -72,-104 -73,-104 -74,-104 -75,-104 -76,-104 -77,-104 -78,-104 -79,-104 -80,-109.6 -80,-115.2 -80,-120.8 -80,-126.4 -80,-132 -80,-137.6 -80,-143.2 -80,-148.8 -80,-154.4 -80,-160 -80,-160 -79,-160 -78,-160 -77,-160 -76,-160 -75,-160 -74,-160 -73,-160 -72,-160 -71,-160 -70))"]	["POINT(-132 -75)"]	false	false
Low Temperature Thermochronology and Geochronology Data from Sif Island Antarctica	1917176 1917009 1916982	2025-06-09	Thomson, Stuart	Collaborative Research: Ice sheet erosional interaction with hot geotherm in West Antarctica	List of supplementary data produced at the University of Arizona under NSF Proposal 1917009 from publication Marschalek, J.W., Thomson, S.N., Hillenbrand, C.-D., Vermeesch, P., Siddoway, C., Carter, A., Nichols, K., Rood, D.H., Venturelli, R.A., Hammond, S.J., Wellner, J., Van De Flierdt, T., 2024. Geological insights from the newly discovered granite of Sif Island between Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers. Antarctic Science 36, 51–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102023000287	["POLYGON((-102.833 -75.0936,-102.83299 -75.0936,-102.83297999999999 -75.0936,-102.83297 -75.0936,-102.83296 -75.0936,-102.83295 -75.0936,-102.83294 -75.0936,-102.83292999999999 -75.0936,-102.83292 -75.0936,-102.83291 -75.0936,-102.8329 -75.0936,-102.8329 -75.09361,-102.8329 -75.09362,-102.8329 -75.09362999999999,-102.8329 -75.09364,-102.8329 -75.09365,-102.8329 -75.09366,-102.8329 -75.09367,-102.8329 -75.09367999999999,-102.8329 -75.09369,-102.8329 -75.0937,-102.83291 -75.0937,-102.83292 -75.0937,-102.83292999999999 -75.0937,-102.83294 -75.0937,-102.83295 -75.0937,-102.83296 -75.0937,-102.83297 -75.0937,-102.83297999999999 -75.0937,-102.83299 -75.0937,-102.833 -75.0937,-102.833 -75.09369,-102.833 -75.09367999999999,-102.833 -75.09367,-102.833 -75.09366,-102.833 -75.09365,-102.833 -75.09364,-102.833 -75.09362999999999,-102.833 -75.09362,-102.833 -75.09361,-102.833 -75.0936))"]	["POINT(-102.83295 -75.09365)"]	false	false
Byrd Ice Core Apatite Fission Track and Zircon U-Pb Data	1917009 1917176 1916982	2025-06-09	Thomson, Stuart	Collaborative Research: Ice sheet erosional interaction with hot geotherm in West Antarctica	List of supplementary data produced at the University of Arizona under NSF Proposal 1917009 from publication Marschalek, J.W. et al., 2024a, Byrd Ice Core Debris Constrains the Sediment Provenance Signature of Central West Antarctica: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 51, p. e2023GL106958.	["POLYGON((-119.5168 -80.0167,-119.51679 -80.0167,-119.51678 -80.0167,-119.51677000000001 -80.0167,-119.51676 -80.0167,-119.51675 -80.0167,-119.51674 -80.0167,-119.51673 -80.0167,-119.51672 -80.0167,-119.51671 -80.0167,-119.5167 -80.0167,-119.5167 -80.01671,-119.5167 -80.01672,-119.5167 -80.01673,-119.5167 -80.01674,-119.5167 -80.01675,-119.5167 -80.01676,-119.5167 -80.01677000000001,-119.5167 -80.01678,-119.5167 -80.01679,-119.5167 -80.0168,-119.51671 -80.0168,-119.51672 -80.0168,-119.51673 -80.0168,-119.51674 -80.0168,-119.51675 -80.0168,-119.51676 -80.0168,-119.51677000000001 -80.0168,-119.51678 -80.0168,-119.51679 -80.0168,-119.5168 -80.0168,-119.5168 -80.01679,-119.5168 -80.01678,-119.5168 -80.01677000000001,-119.5168 -80.01676,-119.5168 -80.01675,-119.5168 -80.01674,-119.5168 -80.01673,-119.5168 -80.01672,-119.5168 -80.01671,-119.5168 -80.0167))"]	["POINT(-119.51675 -80.01675)"]	false	false
Icequake Catalog from Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, January 2019	1643961	2025-05-21	Lee, Ian R.J.; Anandakrishnan, Sridhar; Alley, Richard	Rutford Ice Stream Cooperative Research Program with British Antarctic Survey	This dataset contains a catalog of icequakes recorded near the grounding line of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, using an array of 29 seismic stations. The catalog covers the period from 4 to 26 January 2019. Icequake detection and location were performed using the QuakeMigrate software, with the search constrained to depths between 1200 and 2000 meters to target events near the ice-bed interface. The dataset is provided as a single CSV file.	["POLYGON((-83.49 -78.28,-83.467 -78.28,-83.444 -78.28,-83.42099999999999 -78.28,-83.398 -78.28,-83.375 -78.28,-83.352 -78.28,-83.32900000000001 -78.28,-83.306 -78.28,-83.283 -78.28,-83.26 -78.28,-83.26 -78.285,-83.26 -78.29,-83.26 -78.295,-83.26 -78.3,-83.26 -78.305,-83.26 -78.31,-83.26 -78.315,-83.26 -78.32,-83.26 -78.325,-83.26 -78.33,-83.283 -78.33,-83.306 -78.33,-83.32900000000001 -78.33,-83.352 -78.33,-83.375 -78.33,-83.398 -78.33,-83.42099999999999 -78.33,-83.444 -78.33,-83.467 -78.33,-83.49 -78.33,-83.49 -78.325,-83.49 -78.32,-83.49 -78.315,-83.49 -78.31,-83.49 -78.305,-83.49 -78.3,-83.49 -78.295,-83.49 -78.29,-83.49 -78.285,-83.49 -78.28))"]	["POINT(-83.375 -78.305)"]	false	false
Model simulation data of tsunami propagation in the Pacific Ocean	1744958 1744856	2025-04-04	Wei, Yong	Collaborative Research: Do Ocean Wave Impacts Pose a Hazard to the Stability of West Antarctic Ice Shelves?	The dataset includes model simulation results of the Pacific-wide propagation of tsunamis, specifically the time sequence of the water surface elevation of the tsunami, generated by circum-Pacific-Rim subduction zone earthquakes. The simulation scenarios include two historical events, the September 16, 2025 tsunami generated by the Mw 8.3 Illapel, Chile earthquake and the March 11, 2011 tsunami generated by the Mw 9.1 Honshu, Japan earthquake. Also included are six scenarios generated by hypothetical Mw 8.6 earthquakes in the Alaska, Central America, South America, Kermadec, Kuil, and New Zealand-Tonga subduction zones, respectively. These simulation results have been used as boundary conditions to investigate tsunami impact in the West Antarctica ice shelves.	["POLYGON((-180 62,-168.8 62,-157.6 62,-146.4 62,-135.2 62,-124 62,-112.80000000000001 62,-101.60000000000001 62,-90.4 62,-79.2 62,-68 62,-68 47.1,-68 32.2,-68 17.299999999999997,-68 2.399999999999999,-68 -12.5,-68 -27.400000000000006,-68 -42.3,-68 -57.2,-68 -72.1,-68 -87,-79.2 -87,-90.4 -87,-101.6 -87,-112.8 -87,-124 -87,-135.2 -87,-146.39999999999998 -87,-157.6 -87,-168.8 -87,180 -87,174 -87,168 -87,162 -87,156 -87,150 -87,144 -87,138 -87,132 -87,126 -87,120 -87,120 -72.1,120 -57.2,120 -42.3,120 -27.4,120 -12.5,120 2.400000000000006,120 17.299999999999997,120 32.2,120 47.099999999999994,120 62,126 62,132 62,138 62,144 62,150 62,156 62,162 62,168 62,174 62,-180 62))"]	["POINT(-154 -12.5)"]	false	false
Model simulations of tsunami propagation from Circum-Pacific Subduction Zone to West Antarctic Ice Shelves (Ross Sea)	1744958	2025-04-04	Wei, Yong	Collaborative Research: Do Ocean Wave Impacts Pose a Hazard to the Stability of West Antarctic Ice Shelves?	The dataset includes model simulation results of the tsunami impact on the Ross Sea Ice Shelf, specifically the time sequence of the water surface elevation of the tsunami, generated by circum-Pacific-Rim subduction zone earthquakes. The model simulations utilized the boundary conditions provided by the Pacific-wide simulations. The simulation scenarios include two historical events, the September 16, 2025 tsunami generated by the Mw 8.3 Illapel, Chile earthquake and the March 11, 2011 tsunami generated by the Mw 9.1 Honshu, Japan earthquake. Also included are four scenarios generated by hypothetical Mw 8.6 earthquakes in the Alaska, Central America, Kermadec, and New Zealand-Tonga subduction zones, respectively.	["POLYGON((-180 -69,-176.25 -69,-172.5 -69,-168.75 -69,-165 -69,-161.25 -69,-157.5 -69,-153.75 -69,-150 -69,-146.25 -69,-142.5 -69,-142.5 -70.7,-142.5 -72.4,-142.5 -74.1,-142.5 -75.8,-142.5 -77.5,-142.5 -79.2,-142.5 -80.9,-142.5 -82.6,-142.5 -84.3,-142.5 -86,-146.25 -86,-150 -86,-153.75 -86,-157.5 -86,-161.25 -86,-165 -86,-168.75 -86,-172.5 -86,-176.25 -86,180 -86,177.5 -86,175 -86,172.5 -86,170 -86,167.5 -86,165 -86,162.5 -86,160 -86,157.5 -86,155 -86,155 -84.3,155 -82.6,155 -80.9,155 -79.2,155 -77.5,155 -75.8,155 -74.1,155 -72.4,155 -70.7,155 -69,157.5 -69,160 -69,162.5 -69,165 -69,167.5 -69,170 -69,172.5 -69,175 -69,177.5 -69,-180 -69))"]	["POINT(-173.75 -77.5)"]	false	false
Datasets for Model Simulations of Tsunami Propagation from Circum-Pacific Subduction Zone to West Antarctic Ice Shelves (Thwaites)	1744958 1744856	2025-04-04	Wei, Yong	Collaborative Research: Do Ocean Wave Impacts Pose a Hazard to the Stability of West Antarctic Ice Shelves?	The dataset includes model simulation results of the tsunami impact on the Thwaites Ice Shelf, specifically the time sequence of the water surface elevation of the tsunami, generated by circum-Pacific-Rim subduction zone earthquakes. The model simulations utilized the boundary conditions provided by the Pacific-wide simulations. The simulation scenarios include two historical events, the September 16, 2025 tsunami generated by the Mw 8.3 Illapel, Chile earthquake and the March 11, 2011 tsunami generated by the Mw 9.1 Honshu, Japan earthquake. Also included are four scenarios generated by hypothetical Mw 8.6 earthquakes in the Alaska, Central America, South America, and Kermadec subduction zones, respectively.	["POLYGON((-155 -65,-148.5 -65,-142 -65,-135.5 -65,-129 -65,-122.5 -65,-116 -65,-109.5 -65,-103 -65,-96.5 -65,-90 -65,-90 -67.1,-90 -69.2,-90 -71.3,-90 -73.4,-90 -75.5,-90 -77.6,-90 -79.7,-90 -81.8,-90 -83.9,-90 -86,-96.5 -86,-103 -86,-109.5 -86,-116 -86,-122.5 -86,-129 -86,-135.5 -86,-142 -86,-148.5 -86,-155 -86,-155 -83.9,-155 -81.8,-155 -79.7,-155 -77.6,-155 -75.5,-155 -73.4,-155 -71.3,-155 -69.2,-155 -67.1,-155 -65))"]	["POINT(-122.5 -75.5)"]	false	false
Datasets of bathymetric model grids for model simulations of tsunami Propagation from Circum-Pacific Subduction Zone to West Antarctic Ice Shelves	1744856 1744958	2025-04-04	Wei, Yong	Collaborative Research: Do Ocean Wave Impacts Pose a Hazard to the Stability of West Antarctic Ice Shelves?	This dataset includes the bathymetric model grids used to simulate the impact of Pacific-wide and the West Antarctica ice shelf from tsunamis generated by Circum-Pacific-Rim subduction. zone earthquakes.	["POLYGON((-155 -62,-146.3 -62,-137.6 -62,-128.9 -62,-120.2 -62,-111.5 -62,-102.80000000000001 -62,-94.10000000000001 -62,-85.4 -62,-76.7 -62,-68 -62,-68 -64.5,-68 -67,-68 -69.5,-68 -72,-68 -74.5,-68 -77,-68 -79.5,-68 -82,-68 -84.5,-68 -87,-76.7 -87,-85.4 -87,-94.1 -87,-102.8 -87,-111.5 -87,-120.19999999999999 -87,-128.89999999999998 -87,-137.6 -87,-146.3 -87,-155 -87,-155 -84.5,-155 -82,-155 -79.5,-155 -77,-155 -74.5,-155 -72,-155 -69.5,-155 -67,-155 -64.5,-155 -62))"]	["POINT(-111.5 -74.5)"]	false	false
Argon thermochronological data on Pliocene ice-rafted detrital mineral grains from IODP Expedition 379 in the Amundsen Sea sector	2114839	2025-02-24	Hemming, Sidney R.; Passchier, Sandra	West Antarctic Ice-sheet Change and Paleoceanography in the Amundsen Sea Across the Pliocene Climatic Optimum	This dataset contains 40Ar/39Ar measurements on detrital mineral grains from ice-rafted detritus at International Ocean Discovery Program Sites U1532 and U1533 in the Amundsen Sea sector. The depositional age of the sediments is early Pliocene.	["POLYGON((-109.05 -68.612,-108.8974 -68.612,-108.7448 -68.612,-108.59219999999999 -68.612,-108.4396 -68.612,-108.287 -68.612,-108.1344 -68.612,-107.98179999999999 -68.612,-107.8292 -68.612,-107.67660000000001 -68.612,-107.524 -68.612,-107.524 -68.62429999999999,-107.524 -68.6366,-107.524 -68.6489,-107.524 -68.6612,-107.524 -68.67349999999999,-107.524 -68.6858,-107.524 -68.6981,-107.524 -68.71039999999999,-107.524 -68.7227,-107.524 -68.735,-107.67660000000001 -68.735,-107.8292 -68.735,-107.98179999999999 -68.735,-108.1344 -68.735,-108.287 -68.735,-108.4396 -68.735,-108.59219999999999 -68.735,-108.7448 -68.735,-108.8974 -68.735,-109.05 -68.735,-109.05 -68.7227,-109.05 -68.71039999999999,-109.05 -68.6981,-109.05 -68.6858,-109.05 -68.67349999999999,-109.05 -68.6612,-109.05 -68.6489,-109.05 -68.6366,-109.05 -68.62429999999999,-109.05 -68.612))"]	["POINT(-108.287 -68.67349999999999)"]	false	false
Grain-size data for the Pliocene section at IODP Site U1533, Amundsen Sea	2114839	2025-02-13	Passchier, Sandra; Mino-Moreira, Lisbeth	West Antarctic Ice-sheet Change and Paleoceanography in the Amundsen Sea Across the Pliocene Climatic Optimum	This dataset contains measurements of particle-size distributions on sediment from International Ocean Discovery Program Site U1533. Carbonate, and organic matter were removed through addition of 10mL aliquots of 30% H2O2 and 2mL aliquots of 10% HCl to ~50-100mL suspension on a hot plate. Dispersion was through heating with sodium pyrophosphate. Samples were measured on a Malvern Mastersizer 2000 with a Hydro 2000MU (A) accessory, using a Refractive index of 1.6 (Illite) and an absorption coefficient of 0.9. Results are in (vol. %) per size class, with diameter range equivalent to the diameter of spheres with the same volume as measured particles.	["POINT(-109.05 -68.735)"]	["POINT(-109.05 -68.735)"]	false	false
NBP1402 diatom data	1143836	2024-10-21	Leventer, Amy; NBP1402 science party,	Collaborative Research: Totten Glacier System and the Marine Record of Cryosphere - Ocean Dynamics	Totten Glacier is the termination of the largest marine-based portion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the Aurora Subglacial Basin. Yet little is known about the glacial evolution of the catchment and the factors influencing its present and past behavior. Due its remote location and heavy sea ice, the continental shelf in front of the Totten Glacier had not been comprehensively surveyed prior to this study. Satellite observations indicate that the Totten ice drainage system is thinning, and it has been hypothesized that this thinning is in response to undermelting by warm ocean waters over the continental shelf. While this process is observed elsewhere in Antarctica (e.g. the rapidly retreating Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica), the Totten Glacier system is potentially Antarcticas most important glacial drainage system due to its large size; it is three times larger than any system in West Antarctica. </br>The main goals of this proposal were: </br>To generate multibeam bathymetric maps of the continental shelf proximal to the Totten Glacier system to understand the recent regional glacial history and to document the pathways, if any, for circumpolar deep water to move onto the shelf. </br>To conduct a physical oceanographic survey of the region proximal to the Totten Glacier system, to determine the presence, if any, of warm ocean waters over the continental shelf.</br>To conduct a seismic survey of the continental shelf to assess the long-term evolution of the glacial system in the Aurora Subglacial Basin.</br>To collect marine sediment cores to determine the regional deglacial to Holocene climate history and the influence of warm circumpolar deep water.	["POLYGON((117 -66,119.9 -66,122.8 -66,125.7 -66,128.6 -66,131.5 -66,134.4 -66,137.3 -66,140.2 -66,143.1 -66,146 -66,146 -66.1,146 -66.2,146 -66.3,146 -66.4,146 -66.5,146 -66.6,146 -66.7,146 -66.8,146 -66.9,146 -67,143.1 -67,140.2 -67,137.3 -67,134.4 -67,131.5 -67,128.6 -67,125.7 -67,122.8 -67,119.9 -67,117 -67,117 -66.9,117 -66.8,117 -66.7,117 -66.6,117 -66.5,117 -66.4,117 -66.3,117 -66.2,117 -66.1,117 -66))"]	["POINT(131.5 -66.5)"]	false	false
Firn and Ice Density at Winkie Nunatak	2317097	2024-10-02	Venturelli, Ryan	NSF-NERC: Geological History Constraints on the Magnitude of Grounding Line Retreat in the Thwaites Glacier System	This data set contains an ice and firn density profile from Winkie Nunatak, West Antarctica. These data were collected when drilling a sub-ice access hole with an Eclipse drill in preparation for Winkie drill collection of subglacial bedrock.	["POLYGON((-99.793 -74.857,-99.7882 -74.857,-99.7834 -74.857,-99.77860000000001 -74.857,-99.77380000000001 -74.857,-99.769 -74.857,-99.7642 -74.857,-99.7594 -74.857,-99.75460000000001 -74.857,-99.74980000000001 -74.857,-99.745 -74.857,-99.745 -74.8583,-99.745 -74.8596,-99.745 -74.8609,-99.745 -74.8622,-99.745 -74.8635,-99.745 -74.8648,-99.745 -74.8661,-99.745 -74.8674,-99.745 -74.8687,-99.745 -74.87,-99.74980000000001 -74.87,-99.75460000000001 -74.87,-99.7594 -74.87,-99.7642 -74.87,-99.769 -74.87,-99.77380000000001 -74.87,-99.77860000000001 -74.87,-99.7834 -74.87,-99.7882 -74.87,-99.793 -74.87,-99.793 -74.8687,-99.793 -74.8674,-99.793 -74.8661,-99.793 -74.8648,-99.793 -74.8635,-99.793 -74.8622,-99.793 -74.8609,-99.793 -74.8596,-99.793 -74.8583,-99.793 -74.857))"]	["POINT(-99.769 -74.8635)"]	false	false
Carbon-13 and Deuterium isotopic composition of atmospheric methane across Heinrich Stadial 4, and Dansgaard Oesgher Event 8, WAIS Divide Replicate Ice Core, Antarctica	1745078	2024-07-23	Riddell-Young, Benjamin; Lee, James; Schmitt, Jochen; Fischer, Hubertus; Bauska, Thomas; Menking, Andy; Iseli, Rene; Clark, Reid; Brook, Edward J.	Tracing Past Methane Variations with Stable Isotopes in Antarctic Ice Cores	This dataset includes ~60-year resolution measurements of the Carbon-13 and Deuterium isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Methane (δ13C-CH4 and δD-CH4, respectively) of gas bubbles from the WAIS Divide Replicate Ice Core. All measurements were made at the University of Bern Ice Core Laboratory (Bern, Switzerland) using a new methane stable isotope analytical system. The data includes depth-adjacent replicate samples (separated by no more than 0.3m of depth). The data are displayed as a function of WAIS Divide Replicate Core depth and were corrected for gravitational and diffusional fractionation that occurs in the firn column according to Buizert et al., 2013. 1-sigma measurement uncertainty is also included and is determined from analytical uncertainty and uncertainties associated with diffusional and gravitational fractionation. Additional funding for this work was provided by the Swiss National Foundation, Awards #200020_172506 and #200020B_200328L.	[]	[]	false	false
Amundsen Sea Continental Shelf Mooring Data (2006-2007)	0632282 0440775	2024-07-22	Jacobs, Stanley; Giulivi, Claudia F.	Collaborative International Research: Amundsen Sea Influence on West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability and Sea Level Rise - IPY/ASEP The Amundsen Continental Shelf and the Antarctic Ice Sheet	Ocean currents, temperature, salinity and pressure time series from five oceanographic moorings deployed in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas, Antarctica. The moorings were deployed during the 2006 expedition ANT-XXIII/4 aboard the R/V Polarstern and retrieved during the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer cruise NBP0702 in 2007. The deployments were part of a multidisciplinary effort to study the upwelling of relatively warm deep water onto the Amundsen Sea continental shelf and how it relates to atmospheric forcing and bottom bathymetry and how the warm waters interact with both glacial and sea ice. This study constitutes a contribution of a coordinated research effort in the region known as the Amundsen Sea Embayment Project or ASEP.	["POLYGON((-116.9985 -67.6776,-112.63225 -67.6776,-108.266 -67.6776,-103.89975000000001 -67.6776,-99.5335 -67.6776,-95.16725 -67.6776,-90.801 -67.6776,-86.43475000000001 -67.6776,-82.0685 -67.6776,-77.70224999999999 -67.6776,-73.336 -67.6776,-73.336 -68.37069,-73.336 -69.06378,-73.336 -69.75687,-73.336 -70.44996,-73.336 -71.14305,-73.336 -71.83614,-73.336 -72.52923,-73.336 -73.22232000000001,-73.336 -73.91541000000001,-73.336 -74.6085,-77.70224999999999 -74.6085,-82.0685 -74.6085,-86.43475000000001 -74.6085,-90.801 -74.6085,-95.16725 -74.6085,-99.5335 -74.6085,-103.89975000000001 -74.6085,-108.266 -74.6085,-112.63225 -74.6085,-116.9985 -74.6085,-116.9985 -73.91541000000001,-116.9985 -73.22232000000001,-116.9985 -72.52923,-116.9985 -71.83614,-116.9985 -71.14305,-116.9985 -70.44996,-116.9985 -69.75687,-116.9985 -69.06378,-116.9985 -68.37069,-116.9985 -67.6776))"]	["POINT(-95.16725 -71.14305)"]	false	false
Impulse HF radar data from Conway Ridge	0087144	2024-07-22	Hoffman, Andrew; Conway, Howard; Christianson, Knut	Glacial History of Ridge AB, West Antarctica	Marine ice sheets are low-pass filters of climate variability that take centuries to adjust to interior and near-terminus changes in mass balance. Constraining these century-scale changes from satellite observations that span only the last 40 years is challenging. Here, we take a different approach of carefully synthesizing different data sets to infer changes in the configurations of van der Veen and Mercer Ice Streams on the Siple Coast over the past 3000 years from englacial features encoded in ice-penetrating radar data. Englacial radar data from Conway Ridge reveal smooth, surface conformal layers overlying disrupted stratigraphy that suggest the van der Veen Ice Stream was 40 km wider over 3000 years ago. Englacial layer dating indicates that the ice stream narrowed to its present configuration between $\sim3000$ and $\sim1000$ years ago. Similarly disrupted stratigraphy and buried crevasses suggest that ice flowing from Mercer to Whillans Ice Stream across the northwestern tip of the ridge slowed shortly after. Using an ice-flow model capable of simulating shear margin migration, we evaluate whether small changes in ice thickness can lead to large changes in shear margin location. Our results suggest that the tip of Conway Ridge is sensitive to thinning and thickening, and that when the basal strength at the tip of the ridge increases with the height above flotation, the ice sheet shear margins can change quickly.	["POLYGON((-150 -83.5,-148 -83.5,-146 -83.5,-144 -83.5,-142 -83.5,-140 -83.5,-138 -83.5,-136 -83.5,-134 -83.5,-132 -83.5,-130 -83.5,-130 -83.65,-130 -83.8,-130 -83.95,-130 -84.1,-130 -84.25,-130 -84.4,-130 -84.55,-130 -84.7,-130 -84.85,-130 -85,-132 -85,-134 -85,-136 -85,-138 -85,-140 -85,-142 -85,-144 -85,-146 -85,-148 -85,-150 -85,-150 -84.85,-150 -84.7,-150 -84.55,-150 -84.4,-150 -84.25,-150 -84.1,-150 -83.95,-150 -83.8,-150 -83.65,-150 -83.5))"]	["POINT(-140 -84.25)"]	false	false
Grain size of Plio-Pleistocene continental slope and rise sediments, Hillary Canyon, Ross Sea	2000992	2024-07-10	Romans, Brian W.; Varela, Natalia	COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Orbital-scale Variability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the Formation of Bottom Water in the Ross Sea during the Pliocene-Pleistocene	This data set includes grain size information from late Pliocene through Pleistocene aged sediment recovered in cores from International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 374 Sites U1524 and U1525, on the continental slope and rise of the Ross Sea margin. There are two types of particle size data: (1) laser diffraction (Mastersizer 3000) data of silt-range sediment subsampled from mm-scale thick laminae/beds, and (2) x-ray-monitored settling (SediGraph 5120) data from muddy intervals directly overlying the silt laminae/beds. For Site U1524, there are 100 samples of Mastersizer data coupled with 100 samples of SediGraph data. For Site U1525, there are 50 samples of Mastersizer data coupled with 50 samples of SediGraph data. For both sites, the analyzed samples span the depth range of the core that contains the silty laminae/beds.	["POLYGON((-174 -74.1667,-173.93 -74.1667,-173.86 -74.1667,-173.79 -74.1667,-173.72 -74.1667,-173.65 -74.1667,-173.58 -74.1667,-173.51000000000002 -74.1667,-173.44 -74.1667,-173.37 -74.1667,-173.3 -74.1667,-173.3 -74.25503,-173.3 -74.34336,-173.3 -74.43169,-173.3 -74.52002,-173.3 -74.60835,-173.3 -74.69668,-173.3 -74.78501,-173.3 -74.87334,-173.3 -74.96167,-173.3 -75.05,-173.37 -75.05,-173.44 -75.05,-173.51000000000002 -75.05,-173.58 -75.05,-173.65 -75.05,-173.72 -75.05,-173.79 -75.05,-173.86 -75.05,-173.93 -75.05,-174 -75.05,-174 -74.96167,-174 -74.87334,-174 -74.78501,-174 -74.69668,-174 -74.60835,-174 -74.52002,-174 -74.43169,-174 -74.34336,-174 -74.25503,-174 -74.1667))"]	["POINT(-173.65 -74.60835)"]	false	false
Current velocity and direction data from Regional Ocean Modeling System simulations (2006-2007 & 2010-2011)	2138277	2024-05-09	Gallagher, Katherine	OPP-PRF Pygoscelis Penguin Response to Potential Prey Retention along the West Antarctic Peninsula	This dataset includes daily-averaged current speed and velocity data from the Regional Ocean Modeling System. Domain covers the West Antarctic Peninsula. Simulations are from the 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011 seasons.	["POLYGON((-97.5 -55,-92.05 -55,-86.6 -55,-81.15 -55,-75.7 -55,-70.25 -55,-64.8 -55,-59.35 -55,-53.9 -55,-48.449999999999996 -55,-43 -55,-43 -57.1,-43 -59.2,-43 -61.3,-43 -63.4,-43 -65.5,-43 -67.6,-43 -69.7,-43 -71.8,-43 -73.9,-43 -76,-48.45 -76,-53.9 -76,-59.35 -76,-64.8 -76,-70.25 -76,-75.7 -76,-81.15 -76,-86.6 -76,-92.05000000000001 -76,-97.5 -76,-97.5 -73.9,-97.5 -71.8,-97.5 -69.7,-97.5 -67.6,-97.5 -65.5,-97.5 -63.4,-97.5 -61.3,-97.5 -59.2,-97.5 -57.099999999999994,-97.5 -55))"]	["POINT(-70.25 -65.5)"]	false	false
Simulated krill trajectory data from Regional Ocean Modeling System simulations 2006-2007 & 2010-2011	2138277	2024-05-09	Gallagher, Katherine	OPP-PRF Pygoscelis Penguin Response to Potential Prey Retention along the West Antarctic Peninsula	This dataset contains simulated krill trajectories from the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) in NETCDF format. Files include latitude, longitude, and depth of particles released along the West Antarctic Peninsula within the ROMS framework with diel vertical migration behavior added to simulate Antarctic krill behavior. Time frames and diel vertical migration behaviors simulated are included in a .csv file. Data currently cover 4 austral summers: 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011. Five different vertical migration behaviors were simulated, for a total of 20 simulations.	["POLYGON((-97.5 -56,-92.2 -56,-86.9 -56,-81.6 -56,-76.3 -56,-71 -56,-65.7 -56,-60.4 -56,-55.1 -56,-49.800000000000004 -56,-44.5 -56,-44.5 -58,-44.5 -60,-44.5 -62,-44.5 -64,-44.5 -66,-44.5 -68,-44.5 -70,-44.5 -72,-44.5 -74,-44.5 -76,-49.8 -76,-55.1 -76,-60.4 -76,-65.7 -76,-71 -76,-76.3 -76,-81.6 -76,-86.9 -76,-92.19999999999999 -76,-97.5 -76,-97.5 -74,-97.5 -72,-97.5 -70,-97.5 -68,-97.5 -66,-97.5 -64,-97.5 -62,-97.5 -60,-97.5 -58,-97.5 -56))"]	["POINT(-71 -66)"]	false	false
CO2 amount fractions from WAIS Divide, Antarctica	1906143	2024-04-18	Wendt, Kathleen	No project link provided	This data set contains measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) amount fractions in gas bubbles from the WAIS Divide ice core WD06. All measurements were made in the Ice Core Laboratory at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon USA. The data set includes the replicate-mean values and measurement precision (1 sigma standard error) from all CO2 measurements published in Wendt et al. (2024) PNAS. Bauska et al. (2021) Nature Geoscience, and Marcott et al. (2014) Nature. See respective publications for details. Ages listed in years before 1950 AD on the WD2014 timescale (see Buizert et al., 2015 and Sigl et al., 2014 for chronology details).	["POINT(-112 -79)"]	["POINT(-112 -79)"]	false	false
Atmospheric methane across the Last Glacial Maximum and deglaciation from the GISP2, NEEM and WAIS Divide ice cores	1745078	2023-10-05	Riddell-Young, Benjamin; Martin, Kaden; Rosen, Julia; Lee, James; Edwards, Jon S.; Brook, Edward J.	Tracing Past Methane Variations with Stable Isotopes in Antarctic Ice Cores	This dataset includes measurements of atmospheric methane from samples from the NEEM, GISP2 and WAIS Divide ice cores. All measurements were made at the Oregon State University Ice Core and Quaternary Geochemistry Laboratory (Corvallis, OR) using an established analytical system. 433 samples from the NEEM ice core were measured between 1420 and 1560m depths. A measurement uncertainty ranging from 2.8 to 4.2 ppb, depending on the measurement year, was determined from replicate samples. 340 samples from the GISP2 ice core were measured between 1740 and 2060m depths. A measurement uncertainty ranging from 3.1 to 3.4 ppb, depending on the measurement year, was determined from replicate samples. All GISP2 and NEEM data were corrected for excess methane contamination using the established relationship between excess methane and Ca2+ (Lee et al., 2020). Both corrected and uncorrected data are included in the publication. 340 samples from the GISP2 ice core were measured between 1957 and 3081m depths. A measurement uncertainty ranging from 3.1 to 3.4 ppb, depending on the measurement year, was determined from replicate samples. Depths reflect the mid-points of the depth range of each samples, which is typically ~8cm. All replicate measurements are included in the dataset. Lee, J. E. et al. Excess methane in Greenland ice cores associated with high dust concentrations. Geochimica et cosmochimica acta 270, 409-430 (2020).	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	false	false
Atmospheric methane interpolar difference and four-box troposphere model output across the Last Glacial Maximum and Deglaciation	1745078	2023-10-02	Riddell-Young, Benjamin; Rosen, Julia; Buizert, Christo; Martin, Kaden; Lee, James; Edwards, Jon S.; Mühl, Michaela; Schmitt, Jochen; Fischer, Hubertus; Blunier, Thomas; Brook, Edward J.	Tracing Past Methane Variations with Stable Isotopes in Antarctic Ice Cores	This dataset includes estimates of the atmospheric methane relative interpolar difference (rIPD) across the Last Glacial Maximum and Deglaciation. The rIPD was calculated using discrete, high-resolution methane measurements from the WAIS Divide, NEEM and GISP2 ice cores. Two independent IPD records were determined: One using NEEM and WAIS and one using GISP2 and WAIS. The dataset includes rIPD values calculated using both Greenland methane data both corrected and uncorrected for excess methane (Lee et al., 2020). The rIPD was calculated by smoothing each methane record and synchronizing them to the WD2014 gas age scale. 1-sigma rIPD uncertainties are included. This dataset also includes the output of the four-box troposphere model used to interpret the rIPD. For both excess methane-corrected records, the model output and 1-sigma uncertainty is provided for northern extratropical (30N - 90N) and total tropical (30S - 30N) sources in Tg yr-1. For the NEEM-derived rIPD, sections of the rIPD where atmospheric methane changed rapidly were deemed untrustworthy were removed from the dataset. Lee, J. E. et al. Excess methane in Greenland ice cores associated with high dust concentrations. Geochimica et cosmochimica acta 270, 409-430 (2020).	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	false	false
Simulated marine debris trajectories along the West Antarctic Peninsula in 2008-2009 and 2018-2019	2138277	2023-09-13	Gallagher, Katherine	OPP-PRF Pygoscelis Penguin Response to Potential Prey Retention along the West Antarctic Peninsula	These data represent simulated buoyant debris released along the West Antarctic Peninsula. Files include latitude, longitude, and depth of particles released along the West Antarctic Peninsula within the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) framework. Data currently cover 4 austral summers: 2008, 2009, 2018, and 2019. A total of 12 simulations were conducted, simulating debris fields from 4 potential sources: non-point sources, tourism, fishing, and research.	["POLYGON((-90 -55,-85.5 -55,-81 -55,-76.5 -55,-72 -55,-67.5 -55,-63 -55,-58.5 -55,-54 -55,-49.5 -55,-45 -55,-45 -57.5,-45 -60,-45 -62.5,-45 -65,-45 -67.5,-45 -70,-45 -72.5,-45 -75,-45 -77.5,-45 -80,-49.5 -80,-54 -80,-58.5 -80,-63 -80,-67.5 -80,-72 -80,-76.5 -80,-81 -80,-85.5 -80,-90 -80,-90 -77.5,-90 -75,-90 -72.5,-90 -70,-90 -67.5,-90 -65,-90 -62.5,-90 -60,-90 -57.5,-90 -55))"]	["POINT(-67.5 -67.5)"]	false	false
Carbon-13 isotopic composition of atmospheric methane across Heinrich Stadials 1 and 5, and Dansgaard Oesgher Event 12, WAIS Divide Ice Core, Antarctica	1745078	2023-04-26	Riddell-Young, Benjamin	Tracing Past Methane Variations with Stable Isotopes in Antarctic Ice Cores	This dataset includes ~60-year resolution measurements of the Carbon-13 isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Methane (δ13C-CH4) of gas bubbles from the WAIS Divide Ice Core. All measurements were made at the Oregon State University Ice Core and Quaternary Geochemistry Laboratory (Corvallis, OR) using a new methane stable isotope analytical system. The data includes depth-adjacent replicate samples (separated by no more than 0.3m of depth) and is split up into two sheets for the two different intervals measured (Heinrich Stadial 1 and Heinrich Stadial 5 / Dansgaard Oeschger Event 12). The data are displayed as a function of WAIS Divide depth and were corrected for gravitational and diffusional fractionation that occurs in the firn column according to Buizert et al., 2013. 1-sigma measurement uncertainty is also included and is determined from analytical uncertainty and uncertainties associated with diffusional and gravitational fractionation. The manuscript presenting and analyzing these data is in preparation for publication as of April 2023.	["POINT(-112.086 -79.468)"]	["POINT(-112.086 -79.468)"]	false	false
Passive particle trajectories from Regional Ocean Modeling System simulations 2008-2009 & 2018-2019	2138277	2023-04-26	Gallagher, Katherine	OPP-PRF Pygoscelis Penguin Response to Potential Prey Retention along the West Antarctic Peninsula	This dataset contains passive particle trajectories from the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) in NETCDF format. Files include latitude, longitude, and depth of particles released along the West Antarctic Peninsula within the ROMS framework. Time frames and particle release depths are included in a .csv file. Data currently cover 4 austral summers: 2008, 2009, 2018, and 2019. Five different release depths were used across the 5 model years, for a total of 20 simulations.	["POLYGON((-97.5 -56,-92.2 -56,-86.9 -56,-81.6 -56,-76.3 -56,-71 -56,-65.7 -56,-60.4 -56,-55.1 -56,-49.800000000000004 -56,-44.5 -56,-44.5 -58,-44.5 -60,-44.5 -62,-44.5 -64,-44.5 -66,-44.5 -68,-44.5 -70,-44.5 -72,-44.5 -74,-44.5 -76,-49.8 -76,-55.1 -76,-60.4 -76,-65.7 -76,-71 -76,-76.3 -76,-81.6 -76,-86.9 -76,-92.19999999999999 -76,-97.5 -76,-97.5 -74,-97.5 -72,-97.5 -70,-97.5 -68,-97.5 -66,-97.5 -64,-97.5 -62,-97.5 -60,-97.5 -58,-97.5 -56))"]	["POINT(-71 -66)"]	false	false
200 MHz ground-penetrating radar from Winkie Nunatak, West Antarctica	2317097	2023-03-24	Braddock, Scott	NSF-NERC: Geological History Constraints on the Magnitude of Grounding Line Retreat in the Thwaites Glacier System	This data set contains unprocessed radar profiles collected with a GSSI 200 MHz Hyperstacking antenna near Winkie Nunatak, West Antarctica. This data was collected to estimate depth-to-bedrock along a subglacial ridge line at depths between 20 - 120 meters.	["POLYGON((-99.793 -74.857,-99.7882 -74.857,-99.7834 -74.857,-99.77860000000001 -74.857,-99.77380000000001 -74.857,-99.769 -74.857,-99.7642 -74.857,-99.7594 -74.857,-99.75460000000001 -74.857,-99.74980000000001 -74.857,-99.745 -74.857,-99.745 -74.8583,-99.745 -74.8596,-99.745 -74.8609,-99.745 -74.8622,-99.745 -74.8635,-99.745 -74.8648,-99.745 -74.8661,-99.745 -74.8674,-99.745 -74.8687,-99.745 -74.87,-99.74980000000001 -74.87,-99.75460000000001 -74.87,-99.7594 -74.87,-99.7642 -74.87,-99.769 -74.87,-99.77380000000001 -74.87,-99.77860000000001 -74.87,-99.7834 -74.87,-99.7882 -74.87,-99.793 -74.87,-99.793 -74.8687,-99.793 -74.8674,-99.793 -74.8661,-99.793 -74.8648,-99.793 -74.8635,-99.793 -74.8622,-99.793 -74.8609,-99.793 -74.8596,-99.793 -74.8583,-99.793 -74.857))"]	["POINT(-99.769 -74.8635)"]	false	false
AGASEA 4.7 ka Englacial Isochron over the Thwaites Glacier Catchment	0230197 1043761 0636724 2127606	2023-03-15	Muldoon, Gail R.; Young, Duncan A.; Jackson, Charles; Blankenship, Donald D.	Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System Geophysical Investigations of Marie Byrd Land Lithospheric Evolution (GIMBLE) Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA)	This file contains internal radar horizon 1 (lm-MERGE-lay9-grg) for West Antarctica, collected during the SOAR/CASERTZ (1991-1996), SOAR/DVD (1999), ATRS (2001), AGASEA (2004-05) and GIMBLE (2013-2014) expeditions. Only data collected in AGASEA is contained in this specific product. This data set is linked to PH.D thesis Muldoon, G. 2018 "West Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreat during the Last Interglacial"Spatial and temporal distributions of accumulation rates on the catchment of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica", University of Texas at Austin https://doi.org/10.15781/T23B5WS0D The internal radar horizon (IRH) was traced semi-automatically by Gail R. Muldoon using Haliburtons's Landmark software and picker, in a combination of 2D focused and unfocused data. Depths were calculated using a 2 way velocity in ice of 84.5 m/microsecond, and no firn correction. Isochron age is 4711 (+/- 246 ) years. Funding for this dataset as provided by NSF grants and The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation.	["POLYGON((-136 -74,-131.9 -74,-127.8 -74,-123.7 -74,-119.6 -74,-115.5 -74,-111.4 -74,-107.30000000000001 -74,-103.2 -74,-99.1 -74,-95 -74,-95 -74.7,-95 -75.4,-95 -76.1,-95 -76.8,-95 -77.5,-95 -78.2,-95 -78.9,-95 -79.6,-95 -80.3,-95 -81,-99.1 -81,-103.2 -81,-107.3 -81,-111.4 -81,-115.5 -81,-119.6 -81,-123.69999999999999 -81,-127.8 -81,-131.9 -81,-136 -81,-136 -80.3,-136 -79.6,-136 -78.9,-136 -78.2,-136 -77.5,-136 -76.8,-136 -76.1,-136 -75.4,-136 -74.7,-136 -74))"]	["POINT(-115.5 -77.5)"]	false	false
Sediment porewater properties data from Mercer Subglacial Lake	1543537	2023-02-03	Dore, John; Michaud, Alexander; Skidmore, Mark; Tranter, Martyn; Steigmeyer, August; Science Team, SALSA	Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated Study of Carbon Cycling in Hydrologically-active Subglacial Environments	This dataset contains measurements of sediment porewater properties from cores collected from Mercer Subglacial Lake by the SALSA project. Included are: specific conductance; water stable isotopes (δ2H and δ18O); dissolved gases (methane and its stable isotopes δ13C and δ2H, ethylene, and ethane); and major anions and cations.	["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"]	["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"]	false	false
Water column biogeochemical data from Mercer Subglacial Lake	1543537	2023-02-01	Dore, John; Skidmore, Mark; Hawkings, Jon; Steigmeyer, August; Li, Wei; Barker, Joel; Tranter, Martyn; Priscu, John; Science Team, SALSA	Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated Study of Carbon Cycling in Hydrologically-active Subglacial Environments	This dataset contains water column biogeochemical properties measured on discrete samples collected from Mercer Subglacial Lake by the SALSA project. Data included are: specific conductance; carbonic acid system parameters (total alkalinity, total inorganic carbon, and pH); water stable isotopes (δ2H and δ18O); dissolved gases (oxygen, methane, nitrous oxide, and hydrogen); dissolved nutrients (ammonium, nitrite and phosphate), major anions (including nitrate) and cations; size-fractionated colloidal and dissolved trace elements); dissolved organic carbon; and microbial cell and virus-like particle counts.	["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"]	["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"]	false	false
Discrete bulk sediment properties data from Mercer Subglacial Lake	1543537	2023-02-01	Dore, John; Campbell, Timothy; Michaud, Alexander; Hawkings, Jon; Skidmore, Mark; Tranter, Martyn; Venturelli, Ryan A; Science Team, SALSA	Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated Study of Carbon Cycling in Hydrologically-active Subglacial Environments	This dataset contains bulk sediment properties measurements from cores collected from Mercer Subglacial Lake by the SALSA project. Included are: physical properties (bulk density, mass water content, porosity, shear strength, particle size distribution, and mineralogy); carbon (inorganic and organic); iron (ascorbate- and dithionite-extractable); and sulfur (acid-volatile and chromium-reducible).	["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"]	["POINT(-149.50134 -84.640287)"]	false	false
Current velocity and direction data from Regional Ocean Modeling System simulations (2008-2009 & 2018-2019)	2138277	2023-01-13	Gallagher, Katherine	OPP-PRF Pygoscelis Penguin Response to Potential Prey Retention along the West Antarctic Peninsula	This dataset includes daily-averaged current speed and velocity data from the Regional Ocean Modeling System. Domain covers the West Antarctic Peninsula. Simulations are from the 2008, 2009, 2018, and 2019 seasons.	["POLYGON((-97.5 -55,-92.05 -55,-86.6 -55,-81.15 -55,-75.7 -55,-70.25 -55,-64.8 -55,-59.35 -55,-53.9 -55,-48.449999999999996 -55,-43 -55,-43 -57.1,-43 -59.2,-43 -61.3,-43 -63.4,-43 -65.5,-43 -67.6,-43 -69.7,-43 -71.8,-43 -73.9,-43 -76,-48.45 -76,-53.9 -76,-59.35 -76,-64.8 -76,-70.25 -76,-75.7 -76,-81.15 -76,-86.6 -76,-92.05000000000001 -76,-97.5 -76,-97.5 -73.9,-97.5 -71.8,-97.5 -69.7,-97.5 -67.6,-97.5 -65.5,-97.5 -63.4,-97.5 -61.3,-97.5 -59.2,-97.5 -57.099999999999994,-97.5 -55))"]	["POINT(-70.25 -65.5)"]	false	false
Simulated krill trajectory data from Regional Ocean Modeling System simulations 2008-2009 & 2018-2019	2138277	2023-01-13	Gallagher, Katherine	OPP-PRF Pygoscelis Penguin Response to Potential Prey Retention along the West Antarctic Peninsula	This dataset contains simulated krill trajectories from the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) in NETCDF format. Files include latitude, longitude, and depth of particles released along the West Antarctic Peninsula within the ROMS framework with diel vertical migration behavior added to simulate Antarctic krill behavior. Time frames and diel vertical migration behaviors simulated are included in a .csv file. Data currently cover 4 austral summers: 2008, 2009, 2018, and 2019. Five different vertical migration behaviors were simulated, for a total of 20 simulations.	["POLYGON((-97.5 -56,-92.2 -56,-86.9 -56,-81.6 -56,-76.3 -56,-71 -56,-65.7 -56,-60.4 -56,-55.1 -56,-49.800000000000004 -56,-44.5 -56,-44.5 -58,-44.5 -60,-44.5 -62,-44.5 -64,-44.5 -66,-44.5 -68,-44.5 -70,-44.5 -72,-44.5 -74,-44.5 -76,-49.8 -76,-55.1 -76,-60.4 -76,-65.7 -76,-71 -76,-76.3 -76,-81.6 -76,-86.9 -76,-92.19999999999999 -76,-97.5 -76,-97.5 -74,-97.5 -72,-97.5 -70,-97.5 -68,-97.5 -66,-97.5 -64,-97.5 -62,-97.5 -60,-97.5 -58,-97.5 -56))"]	["POINT(-71 -66)"]	false	false
Antarctic Seawater d18O isotope data from SE Amundsen Sea: 2000, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2020	1644159 1644118	2022-09-23	Hennig, Andrew	West Antarctic Ice Shelf- Ocean Interactions Estimation of Antarctic Ice Melt using Stable Isotopic Analyses of Seawater	Seawater d18O and hydrographic data (temperature, salinity, oxygen where available) for 5 cruises to the Amundsen Sea in 2000, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2020	["POLYGON((-108 -73,-107.1 -73,-106.2 -73,-105.3 -73,-104.4 -73,-103.5 -73,-102.6 -73,-101.7 -73,-100.8 -73,-99.9 -73,-99 -73,-99 -73.3,-99 -73.6,-99 -73.9,-99 -74.2,-99 -74.5,-99 -74.8,-99 -75.1,-99 -75.4,-99 -75.7,-99 -76,-99.9 -76,-100.8 -76,-101.7 -76,-102.6 -76,-103.5 -76,-104.4 -76,-105.3 -76,-106.2 -76,-107.1 -76,-108 -76,-108 -75.7,-108 -75.4,-108 -75.1,-108 -74.8,-108 -74.5,-108 -74.2,-108 -73.9,-108 -73.6,-108 -73.3,-108 -73))"]	["POINT(-103.5 -74.5)"]	false	false
Seasonal temperatures in West Antarctica during the Holocene	1807522 1043092	2022-09-01	Jones, Tyler R.	Collaborative Research: Targeted resampling of deep polar ice cores using information theory Collaborative Research: Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core	We analyzed a continuous record of water-isotope ratios from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core to reveal summer and winter temperature changes through the last 11,000 years.	["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"]	["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"]	false	false
Support Office for Airborne Research 1 km sampled ice thickness data	9319379	2022-07-24	Blankenship, Donald D.; Young, Duncan A.; Kempf, Scott D.	No project link provided	These data represent the 1-km decimated version of the SOAR ice thickness data provided to the Bedmap2 project, collected as part of various projects between 1991 and 2001. It encompasses the Corridor Aerogeophysics of the South East Ross Zone (CASERTZ) surveys of the Byrd Subglacial Basin (BSB), Bindschadler Ice Stream (WAZ/TKD), and the upstream catchments of Kamb Ice Steam and Willians Ice Stream (IRE); targeted West Antarctic glaciology projects (IPB/WAZ/DVD/STI/LIV); corridors across the Transantarctic Mountains to South Pole (PPT) and Dome C (WLK); and a version of the Lake Vostok dataset (LVS). Data were collected as stacked log detected traces by the SOAR TUD IV system with an attached digitizer. The digitizer was significantly updated in 1997 (RTZ6). Data interpretation approaches can be found in Blankenship et al., 2001. Data is in ASCII format. Transects are separated by GMT style segment headers with the transect name. Columns are: 1. Year 2. Day of Year 3. Seconds of Day 4. Longitude (degrees, WGS-84) 5. Latitude (degrees, WGS-84) 6. Easting (meters, EPSG 3031; Polar Stereographic with true scale at 71˚S) 7. Northing (meters, EPSG 3031; Polar Stereographic with true scale at 71˚S) 8. Surface Elevation (meters, WGS-84) - derived where possible from laser data 9. Ice thickness (meters, using a speed of light in air of 299705000 m/s and a refractive index of 1.78; no firn correction) 10. Bed Elevation (meters, WGS-84) - column 8 minus column 9 11. The transect name formatted by Project/Set/Transect	["POLYGON((-180 -75,-172 -75,-164 -75,-156 -75,-148 -75,-140 -75,-132 -75,-124 -75,-116 -75,-108 -75,-100 -75,-100 -76.5,-100 -78,-100 -79.5,-100 -81,-100 -82.5,-100 -84,-100 -85.5,-100 -87,-100 -88.5,-100 -90,-108 -90,-116 -90,-124 -90,-132 -90,-140 -90,-148 -90,-156 -90,-164 -90,-172 -90,180 -90,172 -90,164 -90,156 -90,148 -90,140 -90,132 -90,124 -90,116 -90,108 -90,100 -90,100 -88.5,100 -87,100 -85.5,100 -84,100 -82.5,100 -81,100 -79.5,100 -78,100 -76.5,100 -75,108 -75,116 -75,124 -75,132 -75,140 -75,148 -75,156 -75,164 -75,172 -75,-180 -75))"]	["POINT(-180 -82.5)"]	false	false
Simulation of flexural-gravity wave response of Antarctic ice shelves to tsunami and infragravity waves	1744759	2022-05-16	Tazhimbetov, Nurbek; Dunham, Eric; Almquist, Martin	Collaborative Research: Do Ocean Wave Impacts Pose a Hazard to the Stability of West Antarctic Ice Shelves?	The dataset consists of Matlab code files that simulate the flexural-gravity wave response of Antarctic ice shelves to tsunami and infragravity waves. The dataset includes code for both a one-dimensional and two-dimensional model. The data folders for the two-dimensional model include code for the Amundsen, Ross, and Thwaites ice shelves.	["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
Motion-sensing biologging data from Antarctic minke whales, West Antarctic Peninsula	1643877	2022-03-23	Friedlaender, Ari	Foraging Behavior and Ecological Role of the Least Studied Antarctic Krill Predator, the Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera Bonaerensis)	This dataset contains motion-sensing and video recording data from CATS biologging tags deployed on Antarctic minke whales in 2018 and 2019. The data are used to determine underwater behavior and link foraging rates to environmental covariates to better understand the ecological role of this poorly known krill predator. Specifically, we are interested in how the presence and amount of ice affects the behavior of this species in the nearshore waters on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, a region experiencing rapid climate change.	["POLYGON((-65 -62,-64.5 -62,-64 -62,-63.5 -62,-63 -62,-62.5 -62,-62 -62,-61.5 -62,-61 -62,-60.5 -62,-60 -62,-60 -62.4,-60 -62.8,-60 -63.2,-60 -63.6,-60 -64,-60 -64.4,-60 -64.8,-60 -65.2,-60 -65.6,-60 -66,-60.5 -66,-61 -66,-61.5 -66,-62 -66,-62.5 -66,-63 -66,-63.5 -66,-64 -66,-64.5 -66,-65 -66,-65 -65.6,-65 -65.2,-65 -64.8,-65 -64.4,-65 -64,-65 -63.6,-65 -63.2,-65 -62.8,-65 -62.4,-65 -62))"]	["POINT(-62.5 -64)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Surface Energy Flux	1744954	2022-03-18	Lubin, Dan; Ghiz, Madison	Surface Energy Balance on West Antarctica and the Ross Ice Shelf	This data set comprises radiative and turbulent flux components of the surface energy balance at Siple Dome, West Antarctica, measured between 21 December 2019 and 19 January 2020. Radiative fluxes were measured by Kipp & Zonen pyranometers and pyrgeometers. A Campbell Scientific open path eddy covariance system measured sensible and latent heat fluxes. An Apogee infrared sensor measured surface skin temperature. Sky conditions were observed using an ALCOR System digital all-sky camera. A StellarNet shortwave spectroradiometer system measured downwelling spectral irradiance in the wavelength range 350-1700 nm.	["POINT(-148.81 -81.65)"]	["POINT(-148.81 -81.65)"]	false	false
Wideband magnetotelluric responses from Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica	1643917	2022-02-25	Gustafson, Chloe; Key, Kerry; Siegfried, Matthew; Fricker, Helen	Mapping Antarctic Subglacial Water with Novel Electromagnetic Techniques	This archive contains magnetotelluric (MT) responses estimated from MT time series data that were collected to study subglacial groundwater beneath Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Data acquisition took place during the 2018/2019 Antarctic summer field season. 27 MT stations were collected at Whillans Subglacial Lake (SLW) and 16 stations were obtained at its hypothesized downstream outlet to the ocean, Whillans Grounding Zone (WGZ). The MT responses are provided as text files in the .zmm format output by the MT data processing code, but have also been converted to the more widely used .edi text file format for convenience. All sensor orientations are listed as geomagnetic azimuths, which for this region are substantially different than the corresponding geographic azimuths.	["POLYGON((-163.646 -84.186,-162.58715 -84.186,-161.5283 -84.186,-160.46945 -84.186,-159.4106 -84.186,-158.35175 -84.186,-157.2929 -84.186,-156.23405 -84.186,-155.1752 -84.186,-154.11635 -84.186,-153.0575 -84.186,-153.0575 -84.20871,-153.0575 -84.23142,-153.0575 -84.25413,-153.0575 -84.27684,-153.0575 -84.29955,-153.0575 -84.32226,-153.0575 -84.34497,-153.0575 -84.36768,-153.0575 -84.39039,-153.0575 -84.4131,-154.11635 -84.4131,-155.1752 -84.4131,-156.23405 -84.4131,-157.2929 -84.4131,-158.35175 -84.4131,-159.4106 -84.4131,-160.46945 -84.4131,-161.5283 -84.4131,-162.58715 -84.4131,-163.646 -84.4131,-163.646 -84.39039,-163.646 -84.36768,-163.646 -84.34497,-163.646 -84.32226,-163.646 -84.29955,-163.646 -84.27684,-163.646 -84.25413,-163.646 -84.23142,-163.646 -84.20871,-163.646 -84.186))"]	["POINT(-158.35175 -84.29955)"]	false	false
Temperature profiles at five fishing locations on the West Antarctic Peninsula during austral fall 2018.	1947040	2021-12-16	Desvignes, Thomas	EAGER: Origin and Physiological Consequences of a Neoplasm Outbreak in Antarctic Fish	Temperature profiles at five fishing locations on the West Antarctic Peninsula during austral fall 2018. All profiles were recorded using a DST centi-TD Miniature Temperature and Depth Data Logger (Star-Oddi, Garðabær, Iceland) mounted on one of the two otters of the fishing net, thus continuously recording temperature while going down, at the bottom, and while ascending the water column. The two temperature profiles in the Gerlache Strait were recorded using XBT probes (Expendable Bathythermograph) Sippican Deep Blue 760-M and thus show unidirectional temperature profiles.	["POLYGON((-65.3 -63.3,-65 -63.3,-64.7 -63.3,-64.4 -63.3,-64.1 -63.3,-63.8 -63.3,-63.5 -63.3,-63.2 -63.3,-62.9 -63.3,-62.6 -63.3,-62.3 -63.3,-62.3 -63.47,-62.3 -63.64,-62.3 -63.81,-62.3 -63.98,-62.3 -64.15,-62.3 -64.32,-62.3 -64.49,-62.3 -64.66,-62.3 -64.83,-62.3 -65,-62.6 -65,-62.9 -65,-63.2 -65,-63.5 -65,-63.8 -65,-64.1 -65,-64.4 -65,-64.7 -65,-65 -65,-65.3 -65,-65.3 -64.83,-65.3 -64.66,-65.3 -64.49,-65.3 -64.32,-65.3 -64.15,-65.3 -63.98,-65.3 -63.81,-65.3 -63.64,-65.3 -63.47,-65.3 -63.3))"]	["POINT(-63.8 -64.15)"]	false	false
Mt. Waesche ground-penetrating radar data 2018-2019	1744949	2021-12-08	Braddock, Scott	Collaborative Research: Constraining West Antarctic Ice Sheet elevation during the last interglacial	Here we deposited data sets from the 2018-2019 Mt. Waesche field season. Included are 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 100 MHz, and 350 MHz. Datasets are provided in SEG-Y format for the 100 and 350 MHz and H5 files for the 5 and 10 MHz.	["POLYGON((-127.5 -77,-127.4 -77,-127.3 -77,-127.2 -77,-127.1 -77,-127 -77,-126.9 -77,-126.8 -77,-126.7 -77,-126.6 -77,-126.5 -77,-126.5 -77.04,-126.5 -77.08,-126.5 -77.12,-126.5 -77.16,-126.5 -77.2,-126.5 -77.24,-126.5 -77.28,-126.5 -77.32,-126.5 -77.36,-126.5 -77.4,-126.6 -77.4,-126.7 -77.4,-126.8 -77.4,-126.9 -77.4,-127 -77.4,-127.1 -77.4,-127.2 -77.4,-127.3 -77.4,-127.4 -77.4,-127.5 -77.4,-127.5 -77.36,-127.5 -77.32,-127.5 -77.28,-127.5 -77.24,-127.5 -77.2,-127.5 -77.16,-127.5 -77.12,-127.5 -77.08,-127.5 -77.04,-127.5 -77))"]	["POINT(-127 -77.2)"]	false	false
Cosmogenic 10Be in WAIS Divide Ice core, 1190-2453 m	0839137 0839042	2021-07-27	Welten, Kees; Nishiizumi, Kunihiko; Caffee, M. W.; Woodruff, T. E.	Collaborative Research: Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Deep WAIS Divide Core	This is the second part of the 10Be data set for the WAIS Divide Core WDC06A ice core, from 1190.69 to 2453.25 m depth, produced by UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory and Purdue University's PRIME Laboratory. Each sample represents a continuous ice core section of ~3 m long (although they vary from 1.9 to 4.2 m). Experimental procedures for the extraction of 10Be from the ice samples and the measurement of 10Be by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) are described in Woodruff et al. (2013).	["POLYGON((-113 -79.25,-112.8 -79.25,-112.6 -79.25,-112.4 -79.25,-112.2 -79.25,-112 -79.25,-111.8 -79.25,-111.6 -79.25,-111.4 -79.25,-111.2 -79.25,-111 -79.25,-111 -79.3,-111 -79.35,-111 -79.4,-111 -79.45,-111 -79.5,-111 -79.55,-111 -79.6,-111 -79.65,-111 -79.7,-111 -79.75,-111.2 -79.75,-111.4 -79.75,-111.6 -79.75,-111.8 -79.75,-112 -79.75,-112.2 -79.75,-112.4 -79.75,-112.6 -79.75,-112.8 -79.75,-113 -79.75,-113 -79.7,-113 -79.65,-113 -79.6,-113 -79.55,-113 -79.5,-113 -79.45,-113 -79.4,-113 -79.35,-113 -79.3,-113 -79.25))"]	["POINT(-112 -79.5)"]	false	false
Ross Island area DJF salinity and temperature records 1956-57 through 2019-20	1644159	2021-06-25	Jacobs, Stanley; Giulivi, Claudia F.	West Antarctic Ice Shelf- Ocean Interactions	Salinity and temperature at 50 & 100 m intervals from profiles near Ross Island, Antarctica in 1936 and from 1956-57 through 2019-2020.	["POLYGON((165 -76.5,165.6 -76.5,166.2 -76.5,166.8 -76.5,167.4 -76.5,168 -76.5,168.6 -76.5,169.2 -76.5,169.8 -76.5,170.4 -76.5,171 -76.5,171 -76.65,171 -76.8,171 -76.95,171 -77.1,171 -77.25,171 -77.4,171 -77.55,171 -77.7,171 -77.85,171 -78,170.4 -78,169.8 -78,169.2 -78,168.6 -78,168 -78,167.4 -78,166.8 -78,166.2 -78,165.6 -78,165 -78,165 -77.85,165 -77.7,165 -77.55,165 -77.4,165 -77.25,165 -77.1,165 -76.95,165 -76.8,165 -76.65,165 -76.5))"]	["POINT(168 -77.25)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide ice core nitrate isotopes	1542723	2021-06-22	Alexander, Becky	Measuring an Ice-core Proxy for Relative Oxidant Abundances over Glacial-interglacial and Rapid Climate changes in a West Antarctic Ice Core	This dataset contains measurements of nitrate oxygen (D17O) and nitrogen (d15N) isotopes from the WAIS Divide ice core (WDC06A). The time resolution is variable throughout the record. The data includes 15 discreet samples between 2900 - 67,000 years before 1950 and 305 continuous measurements between 36,000-52,000 years before 1950. The depth range is 700 - 3401 m. Each sample covered 1 m depth. The time resolution ranged from 5 years/m at the top to 200 years/m at the bottom.	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	false	false
Antarctic Active Subglacial Lake Inventory from ICESat Altimetry	0636719 0636970	2021-04-21	Smith, Ben; Joughin, Ian; Tulaczyk, Slawek; Fricker, Helen	Collaborative Research: Elevation Change Anomalies in West Antarctica and Dynamics of Subglacial Water Transport Beneath Ice Streams and their Tributaries	This data set contains lake boundaries, volume changes, and gridded elevations for 124 active subglacial lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Lakes were identified using laser altimetry data obtained from 2003 to 2009 by NASA's Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission. The data are provided in Keyhole Markup Language (KML), comma-separated values (CSV), and GEOTiff formats.	["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
MOA-derived Structural Feature Map of the Ross Ice Shelf	0440670	2021-02-19	Hulbe, Christina; Ledoux, Christine; Forbes, Martin	Collaborative Research: Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams	The surface of the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) is textured by flow stripes, crevasses and other fea- tures related to ice flow and deformation. Here, moderate resolution optical satellite images are used to map and classify regions of the RIS characterized by different surface textures. Because the textures arise from ice deformation, the map is used to identify structural provinces with common deformation history. We classify four province types: regions associated with large outlet glaciers, shear zones, exten- sion downstream of obstacles and suture zones between provinces with different upstream sources. Adjacent provinces with contrasting histories are in some locations deforming at different rates, suggest- ing that our province map is also an ice fabric map. Structural provinces have more complicated shapes in the part of the ice shelf fed by West Antarctic ice streams than in the part fed by outlet glaciers from the Transantarctic Mountains. The map may be used to infer past variations in stress conditions and flow events that cannot be inferred from flow traces alone.	["POLYGON((-180 -77,-177 -77,-174 -77,-171 -77,-168 -77,-165 -77,-162 -77,-159 -77,-156 -77,-153 -77,-150 -77,-150 -77.9,-150 -78.8,-150 -79.7,-150 -80.6,-150 -81.5,-150 -82.4,-150 -83.3,-150 -84.2,-150 -85.1,-150 -86,-153 -86,-156 -86,-159 -86,-162 -86,-165 -86,-168 -86,-171 -86,-174 -86,-177 -86,180 -86,177.5 -86,175 -86,172.5 -86,170 -86,167.5 -86,165 -86,162.5 -86,160 -86,157.5 -86,155 -86,155 -85.1,155 -84.2,155 -83.3,155 -82.4,155 -81.5,155 -80.6,155 -79.7,155 -78.8,155 -77.9,155 -77,157.5 -77,160 -77,162.5 -77,165 -77,167.5 -77,170 -77,172.5 -77,175 -77,177.5 -77,-180 -77))"]	["POINT(-177.5 -81.5)"]	false	false
2D shear-wave velocity model across the West Antarctic Rift System from POLENET-ANET seismic data	1643795	2021-01-15	Mikesell, Dylan	Collaborative Research: Monitoring Antarctic Ice Sheet Changes with Ambient Seismic Noise Methods	This data set includes observations of Rayleigh and Love wave group and phase velocity dispersion curves from ambient noise crosscorrelation functions. The data set includes the corresponding shear wave velocity model produced by joint inversion of these dispersion curves. This investigators developed a new crust and upper mantle model directly beneath the seismic stations used in this study. Data are in NetCDF and GeoCSV formats. The Python code used to generate the NetCDF files from the GeoCSV files is also contained in the data set.	["POLYGON((-134.5 -75,-130.85 -75,-127.2 -75,-123.55 -75,-119.9 -75,-116.25 -75,-112.6 -75,-108.95 -75,-105.3 -75,-101.65 -75,-98 -75,-98 -75.85,-98 -76.7,-98 -77.55,-98 -78.4,-98 -79.25,-98 -80.1,-98 -80.95,-98 -81.8,-98 -82.65,-98 -83.5,-101.65 -83.5,-105.3 -83.5,-108.95 -83.5,-112.6 -83.5,-116.25 -83.5,-119.9 -83.5,-123.55 -83.5,-127.2 -83.5,-130.85 -83.5,-134.5 -83.5,-134.5 -82.65,-134.5 -81.8,-134.5 -80.95,-134.5 -80.1,-134.5 -79.25,-134.5 -78.4,-134.5 -77.55,-134.5 -76.7,-134.5 -75.85,-134.5 -75))"]	["POINT(-116.25 -79.25)"]	false	false
SP19 Gas Chronology	1804154 1443464 1141839 1443105 1443710 1443397 1142517 1443470 1643394 1443472	2020-10-09	Epifanio, Jenna	Carbonyl Sulfide, Methyl Chloride, and Methyl Bromide Measurements in the New Intermediate-depth South Pole Ice Core Collaborative Research: Inert Gas and Methane Based Climate Records throughout the South Pole Deep Ice Core Collaborative Research: A 1500m Ice Core from South Pole Collaborative Research: Record of the Triple-oxygen Isotope and Hydrogen Isotope Composition of Ice from an Ice Core at South Pole	We present the SP19 gas chronology for the South Pole ice core. The chronology is based on stratigraphic matching of abrupt methane (CH4) changes. To construct the chronology, abrupt changes in CH4 during the glacial period and small, 20-30ppb, centennial scale changes in CH4 were used with analogous data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core. Stratigraphic matching was verified by an optimization algorithm. The ages cover the last 52,586 years. Absolute uncertainty increases with depth until ± 540 years.	["POINT(99.16 -89.99)"]	["POINT(99.16 -89.99)"]	false	false
ICECAP Basal Interface Specularity Content Profiles: IPY and OIB	1443690 0636724 1543452 0733025	2020-08-24	Young, Duncan A.; Blankenship, Donald D.; Roberts, Jason; Siegert, Martin; van Ommen, Tas; Greenbaum, Jamin; Schroeder, Dustin	Collaborative Research: Southern Plateau Ice-sheet Characterization and Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (SPICECAP) Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System IPY Research: Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) East Antarctic Grounding Line Experiment (EAGLE)	The International Collaborative Exploration of the Cryosphere though Airborne Profiling (ICECAP) collected five seasons of aerogeophysical data data through the NSFs International Polar Year and NASAs Operation Ice Bridge programs in East Antarctica, using the coherent HiCARS 60 MHz radar system. By comparing echo strengths for different focusing apertures, and accounting for the ranges and angles involved, we can derive the "specularity content" of the bed echo, a proxy for small scale bed roughness and a good indicator for subglacial water pressure in regions of distributed subglacial water (Schroeder et al., 2014, IEEE GRSL, 10.1109/LGRS.2014.2337878; IEEE; Dow et al., 2019, EPSL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115961). Specularity data are inherently noisy, so these products have been smoothed with a 1 km filter.	["POLYGON((80 -65,89 -65,98 -65,107 -65,116 -65,125 -65,134 -65,143 -65,152 -65,161 -65,170 -65,170 -66.5,170 -68,170 -69.5,170 -71,170 -72.5,170 -74,170 -75.5,170 -77,170 -78.5,170 -80,161 -80,152 -80,143 -80,134 -80,125 -80,116 -80,107 -80,98 -80,89 -80,80 -80,80 -78.5,80 -77,80 -75.5,80 -74,80 -72.5,80 -71,80 -69.5,80 -68,80 -66.5,80 -65))"]	["POINT(125 -72.5)"]	false	false
Concentrations and Particle Size Distributions of Aerosol Trace Elements	1341494	2020-08-24	Gao, Yuan	Quantifying Atmospheric Iron Properties over West Antarctic Peninsula	The dataset includes the concentrations and particle size distributions of aerosol trace elements (TEs) through the sampling of size-segregated aerosol particles made at Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, which took place in the austral summer of 2016-2017. The estimated dry deposition fluxes of these elements were derived from these new results.	["POINT(64 64)"]	["POINT(64 64)"]	false	false
Resampling of Deep Polar Ice Cores using Information Theory	1043167	2020-07-27	Jones, Tyler R.; Morris, Valerie; Garland, Joshua; Vaughn, Bruce; White, James	Collaborative Research: Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core	The original water stable isotope data for the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core was generated under the University of Colorado INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab (NSF Award# 1443328). This data set contains high-resolution dD and d18O data for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Ice core. Drilling was initiated in 2006 and completed in 2011, and subsequent analyses on the ice were performed at the University of Colorado INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab using Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA), completed in 2015 and described in Jones et al. (2017). The targeted resampling of the WAIS Divide Ice core (1035.4 to 1368.2 m) was completed in 2019 (NSF OPP - Antarctic Glaciology 1807522) to replace data analyzed on an older generation Laser Absorption Spectroscopy instrument. The resampling interval was identified using information theory (Garland and Jones et al. 2018).	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
Isotopic data from Whillans Ice Stream grounding zone, West Antarctica	None	2020-07-15	Venturelli, Ryan A	Collaborative Research: Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA): Integrated Study of Carbon Cycling in Hydrologically-active Subglacial Environments	This dataset contains total organic carbon (%TOC) and carbon isotopic data (δ¹³C, Δ¹⁴C) from sediments retrieved from the Whillans Ice Stream grounding zone during the 2015 Antarctic field season. All %TOC and sediment preparations were done at the University of South Florida. Radiocarbon measurements were done at the National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) laboratory.	["POINT(-163.61187 -84.33543)"]	["POINT(-163.61187 -84.33543)"]	false	false
Ice Core Air Carbonyl Sulfide Measurements - Taylor Dome M3C1 Ice Core	0636953 1043780 0839122	2020-07-15	Aydin, Murat; Saltzman, Eric	Carbonyl Sulfide Measurements in the Deep West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core Collaborative Research: Integrated High Resolution Chemical and Biological Measurements on the Deep WAIS Divide Core Methyl Chloride, Methyl Bromide, and Carbonyl Sulfide in Deep Antarctic Ice Cores	This is a data set of ice core carbonyl sulfide data. Carbonyl sulfide was analyzed in air extracted from the Taylor Dome M3C1 ice core at 106 discrete depths as indicated in the data file. This data set includes all COS data presented in a prior data set from the same ice core (/doi.org/10.7265/N5S75D8P) that were analyzed from 2008 through 2010. This data set includes additional data from the same ice core that were analyzed at a later date in 2014. The two sets of measurements are presented as one data set as the same extraction and analytical methods were used for both sets of analyses. Refer to the references associated with the data set for details on the methods.	[]	[]	false	false
Ohio Range Subglacial rock core cosmogenic nuclide data	1341658	2020-06-28	Mukhopadhyay, Sujoy	Constraining Plio-Pleistocene West Antarctic Ice Sheet Behavior from the Ohio Range and Scott Glacier	The data set consists of cosmogenic berrylium-10 and aluminum-26, along with neon-21, in a set of 4 rock-cores obtained from the Ohio Range, West Antarctica. The rock cores were obtained using the WInkie drill. The depth to the cores varies from 12 meters to 28 meters. The recovered rock cores analyzed for the cosmogenic isotopes varies from 22 cm long to 50 cm long. The data include the following formation: sample details, cosmogenic berrylium-10, aluminum-26 and upper bounds for cosmogenic 21 (since samples have nucleogenic 21) and the step heating data for neon. The data are in Mircrosoft excel format.	["POLYGON((-116.46 -84.78,-116.452 -84.78,-116.444 -84.78,-116.436 -84.78,-116.428 -84.78,-116.42 -84.78,-116.412 -84.78,-116.404 -84.78,-116.396 -84.78,-116.388 -84.78,-116.38 -84.78,-116.38 -84.781,-116.38 -84.782,-116.38 -84.783,-116.38 -84.784,-116.38 -84.785,-116.38 -84.786,-116.38 -84.787,-116.38 -84.788,-116.38 -84.789,-116.38 -84.79,-116.388 -84.79,-116.396 -84.79,-116.404 -84.79,-116.412 -84.79,-116.42 -84.79,-116.428 -84.79,-116.436 -84.79,-116.444 -84.79,-116.452 -84.79,-116.46 -84.79,-116.46 -84.789,-116.46 -84.788,-116.46 -84.787,-116.46 -84.786,-116.46 -84.785,-116.46 -84.784,-116.46 -84.783,-116.46 -84.782,-116.46 -84.781,-116.46 -84.78))"]	["POINT(-116.42 -84.785)"]	false	false
Processed Temperature, Salinity, and Current Measurement Data from the Amundsen Sea acquired during the Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0901	0632282	2020-06-25	Huber, Bruce; Jacobs, Stanley	Collaborative International Research: Amundsen Sea Influence on West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability and Sea Level Rise - IPY/ASEP	This data set was derived from data acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0901 conducted in 2009 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Stan Jacobs; Investigator(s): Dr. Stan Jacobs and Dr. Bruce Huber). These data files are of Matlab Binary format and include Current Measurement, Salinity, and Temperature data and were processed after data collection. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative International Research: Amundsen Sea Influence on West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability and Sea Level Rise, Shedding dynamic light on iron limitation: The interplay of iron limitation and dynamic irradiance conditions in governing the phytoplankton distribution in the Ross Sea, and Collaborative Research: Sampling the ocean - sea ice interaction in the Pacific center of the Antarctic Dipole, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OPP06-32282.	["POLYGON((-130 -64,-126.5 -64,-123 -64,-119.5 -64,-116 -64,-112.5 -64,-109 -64,-105.5 -64,-102 -64,-98.5 -64,-95 -64,-95 -65.15,-95 -66.3,-95 -67.45,-95 -68.6,-95 -69.75,-95 -70.9,-95 -72.05,-95 -73.2,-95 -74.35,-95 -75.5,-98.5 -75.5,-102 -75.5,-105.5 -75.5,-109 -75.5,-112.5 -75.5,-116 -75.5,-119.5 -75.5,-123 -75.5,-126.5 -75.5,-130 -75.5,-130 -74.35,-130 -73.2,-130 -72.05,-130 -70.9,-130 -69.75,-130 -68.6,-130 -67.45,-130 -66.3,-130 -65.15,-130 -64))"]	["POINT(-112.5 -69.75)"]	false	false
Calibrated Hydrographic Data acquired with a LADCP from the Amundsen Sea acquired during the Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0901	0632282	2020-06-25	Thurnherr, Andreas	Collaborative International Research: Amundsen Sea Influence on West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability and Sea Level Rise - IPY/ASEP	This data set was acquired with a LDEO LADCP Sonar during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0901 conducted in 2009 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Stan Jacobs; Investigator(s): Dr. Andreas Thurnherr). These data files are of ASCII format and include Current Measurement data and were processed after data collection. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative International Research: Amundsen Sea Influence on West Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability and Sea Level Rise, Shedding dynamic light on iron limitation: The interplay of iron limitation and dynamic irradiance conditions in governing the phytoplankton distribution in the Ross Sea, and Collaborative Research: Sampling the ocean - sea ice interaction in the Pacific center of the Antarctic Dipole, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OPP06-32282.	["POLYGON((-130 -66,-127 -66,-124 -66,-121 -66,-118 -66,-115 -66,-112 -66,-109 -66,-106 -66,-103 -66,-100 -66,-100 -66.95,-100 -67.9,-100 -68.85,-100 -69.8,-100 -70.75,-100 -71.7,-100 -72.65,-100 -73.6,-100 -74.55,-100 -75.5,-103 -75.5,-106 -75.5,-109 -75.5,-112 -75.5,-115 -75.5,-118 -75.5,-121 -75.5,-124 -75.5,-127 -75.5,-130 -75.5,-130 -74.55,-130 -73.6,-130 -72.65,-130 -71.7,-130 -70.75,-130 -69.8,-130 -68.85,-130 -67.9,-130 -66.95,-130 -66))"]	["POINT(-115 -70.75)"]	false	false
South Pole Ice Core Methane Data and Gas Age Time Scale	1643722	2020-06-03	Brook, Edward J.	A High Resolution Atmospheric Methane Record from the South Pole Ice Core	This data set contains measurements of atmospheric methane in the South Pole Ice core made at both Oregon State University and Penn State University, as well as a gas age time scale for the core. In both laboratories methane was measured using a melt-refreeze technique to liberate extracted air and using a gas chromatograph with flame ionization detection to quantify the methane concentration, by comparison to calibrated air standards. To construct the gas time scale abrupt changes in atmospheric methane during the glacial period and centennial methane variability during the Holocene were used to synchronize the South Pole gas record with analogous data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core. Stratigraphic matching based on visual optimization was verified using an automated matching algorithm. The South Pole ice core recovers all expected changes in methane based on previous records. In combination with an existing ice age scale (Winski et al., 2019, Clim. Past, 15, 1793–1808) an independent estimate of the gas age-ice age difference is also provided. A full description of the data and gas age scale are provided in Epifanio et al., 2020 (Climate of the Past, 16, 2431-2444).	["POINT(180 -90)"]	["POINT(180 -90)"]	false	false
Mid-Holocene high-resolution water isotope time series for the WAIS Divide ice core	1807522	2020-05-26	Morris, Valerie; Jones, Tyler R.; Vaughn, Bruce; White, James	Collaborative Research: Targeted resampling of deep polar ice cores using information theory	The original water stable isotope data for the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core was generated under the University of Colorado INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab (NSF Award# 1443328). This data set contains high-resolution dD and d18O data for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Ice core. Drilling was initiated in 2006 and completed in 2011, and subsequent analyses on the ice were performed at the University of Colorado INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab using Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA). The targeted resampling of the WAIS Divide Ice core (1035.4 - 1368.2m) occurred for this grant (NSF OPP - Antarctic Glaciology 1807522) to replace data analyzed on an older generation Laser Absorption Spectroscopy instrument. The resampling interval was identified using information theory.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
ApRES Firn Density Study	1142167	2020-05-15	Pettit, Erin	Collaborative Research: VeLveT Ice - eVoLution of Fabric and Texture in Ice at WAIS Divide, West Antarctica	We tested the ability of phase sensitive radar (ApRES) to detect firn density profile towards developing a simpler, non destructive, faster method than firn coring.	["POLYGON((-112.3 -79.2,-112.22 -79.2,-112.14 -79.2,-112.06 -79.2,-111.98 -79.2,-111.9 -79.2,-111.82 -79.2,-111.74 -79.2,-111.66 -79.2,-111.58 -79.2,-111.5 -79.2,-111.5 -79.23,-111.5 -79.26,-111.5 -79.29,-111.5 -79.32,-111.5 -79.35,-111.5 -79.38,-111.5 -79.41,-111.5 -79.44,-111.5 -79.47,-111.5 -79.5,-111.58 -79.5,-111.66 -79.5,-111.74 -79.5,-111.82 -79.5,-111.9 -79.5,-111.98 -79.5,-112.06 -79.5,-112.14 -79.5,-112.22 -79.5,-112.3 -79.5,-112.3 -79.47,-112.3 -79.44,-112.3 -79.41,-112.3 -79.38,-112.3 -79.35,-112.3 -79.32,-112.3 -79.29,-112.3 -79.26,-112.3 -79.23,-112.3 -79.2))"]	["POINT(-111.9 -79.35)"]	false	false
ApRES Vertical Strain Study	1142167	2020-05-15	Pettit, Erin	Collaborative Research: VeLveT Ice - eVoLution of Fabric and Texture in Ice at WAIS Divide, West Antarctica	We tested the ability of phase sensitive radar (ApRES) to detect vertical strain throughout the depth of an ice sheet 3400m thick.	["POLYGON((-112.3 -79.2,-112.22 -79.2,-112.14 -79.2,-112.06 -79.2,-111.98 -79.2,-111.9 -79.2,-111.82 -79.2,-111.74 -79.2,-111.66 -79.2,-111.58 -79.2,-111.5 -79.2,-111.5 -79.23,-111.5 -79.26,-111.5 -79.29,-111.5 -79.32,-111.5 -79.35,-111.5 -79.38,-111.5 -79.41,-111.5 -79.44,-111.5 -79.47,-111.5 -79.5,-111.58 -79.5,-111.66 -79.5,-111.74 -79.5,-111.82 -79.5,-111.9 -79.5,-111.98 -79.5,-112.06 -79.5,-112.14 -79.5,-112.22 -79.5,-112.3 -79.5,-112.3 -79.47,-112.3 -79.44,-112.3 -79.41,-112.3 -79.38,-112.3 -79.35,-112.3 -79.32,-112.3 -79.29,-112.3 -79.26,-112.3 -79.23,-112.3 -79.2))"]	["POINT(-111.9 -79.35)"]	false	false
Labile Organic Carbon distributions on the West Antarctic Peninsula Shelf	0636773 1341669	2020-05-11	DeMaster, David; Taylor, Richard; Smith, Craig; Isla, Enrique; Thomas, Carrie	Using Radiochemical Data from Collapsed Ice Shelf Sediments to Understand the Nature and Timing of the Benthic Response to High-Latitude Climate Change Collaborative Research: Benthic Faunal Feeding Dynamics on the Antarctic Shelf and the Effects of Global Climate Change on Bentho-Pelagic Coupling	This data set is used to describe a new technique for assessing labile organic carbon (LOC) abundances and mean residence times in marine sediments. Radiocarbon is used to determine abundances of labile organic carbon and then a diagenetic organic carbon model, coupled with sediment biotrubation coefficients, is used to assess LOC mean residence times.	["POLYGON((-71 -64,-70.4 -64,-69.8 -64,-69.2 -64,-68.6 -64,-68 -64,-67.4 -64,-66.8 -64,-66.2 -64,-65.6 -64,-65 -64,-65 -64.7,-65 -65.4,-65 -66.1,-65 -66.8,-65 -67.5,-65 -68.2,-65 -68.9,-65 -69.6,-65 -70.3,-65 -71,-65.6 -71,-66.2 -71,-66.8 -71,-67.4 -71,-68 -71,-68.6 -71,-69.2 -71,-69.8 -71,-70.4 -71,-71 -71,-71 -70.3,-71 -69.6,-71 -68.9,-71 -68.2,-71 -67.5,-71 -66.8,-71 -66.1,-71 -65.4,-71 -64.7,-71 -64))"]	["POINT(-68 -67.5)"]	false	false
Earthquake Sequence Dynamics at the Interface Between an Elastic Layer and Underlying Half-Space in Antiplane Shear	1656518 1542885	2020-05-11	Abrahams, Lauren	Collaborative Research: Characterizing Brittle Failure and Fracture Propagation in Fast Ice Sliding with Dynamic Rupture Models based on Whillans Ice Stream Seismic/Geodetic Data	We quantify sliding stability and rupture styles for a horizontal interface between an elastic layer and stiffer elastic half-space with a free surface on top and rate-and-state friction on the interface. Specific motivation (and model parameters) comes from quasi-periodic slow slip events on the Whillans Ice Plain in West Antarctica. We quantify the influence of layer thickness on sliding stability, specifically whether steady loading of the system produces steady sliding or sequences of stick-slip events. This dataset contains input files from different parts of parameter space to demonstrate different styles of slip (steady sliding, slow slip sequences, and fast slip sequences).	[]	[]	false	false
South Pole (SPICEcore) Borehole Deformation	1142167	2020-05-04	Pettit, Erin	Collaborative Research: VeLveT Ice - eVoLution of Fabric and Texture in Ice at WAIS Divide, West Antarctica	Acoustic Televiewer measures borehole shape and tilt. These data were collected to study detailed borehole deformation with respect to ice properties to expand our understanding of the flow law for ice.	["POINT(-180 -90)"]	["POINT(-180 -90)"]	false	false
Airborne gravity data for the CASERTZ/WAIS project	9319854	2020-04-24	Bell, Robin; Arko, Robert A.	Collaborative Research: Lithospheric Controls on the Behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone	Free air gravity anomaly data collected as part of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone CASERTZ/WAIS project.	["POLYGON((-155 -77.5,-150 -77.5,-145 -77.5,-140 -77.5,-135 -77.5,-130 -77.5,-125 -77.5,-120 -77.5,-115 -77.5,-110 -77.5,-105 -77.5,-105 -78.2,-105 -78.9,-105 -79.6,-105 -80.3,-105 -81,-105 -81.7,-105 -82.4,-105 -83.1,-105 -83.8,-105 -84.5,-110 -84.5,-115 -84.5,-120 -84.5,-125 -84.5,-130 -84.5,-135 -84.5,-140 -84.5,-145 -84.5,-150 -84.5,-155 -84.5,-155 -83.8,-155 -83.1,-155 -82.4,-155 -81.7,-155 -81,-155 -80.3,-155 -79.6,-155 -78.9,-155 -78.2,-155 -77.5))"]	["POINT(-130 -81)"]	false	false
SOAR-TKD airborne gravity data for the CASERTZ/WAIS project	9319854	2020-04-24	Bell, Robin; Arko, Robert A.	Collaborative Research: Lithospheric Controls on the Behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone	Free air gravity anomaly data collected as part of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone CASERTZ/WAIS project.	["POLYGON((-155 -77.5,-150 -77.5,-145 -77.5,-140 -77.5,-135 -77.5,-130 -77.5,-125 -77.5,-120 -77.5,-115 -77.5,-110 -77.5,-105 -77.5,-105 -78.2,-105 -78.9,-105 -79.6,-105 -80.3,-105 -81,-105 -81.7,-105 -82.4,-105 -83.1,-105 -83.8,-105 -84.5,-110 -84.5,-115 -84.5,-120 -84.5,-125 -84.5,-130 -84.5,-135 -84.5,-140 -84.5,-145 -84.5,-150 -84.5,-155 -84.5,-155 -83.8,-155 -83.1,-155 -82.4,-155 -81.7,-155 -81,-155 -80.3,-155 -79.6,-155 -78.9,-155 -78.2,-155 -77.5))"]	["POINT(-130 -81)"]	false	false
SOAR-IRE airborne gravity data for the CASERTZ/WAIS project	9319854	2020-04-24	Bell, Robin; Arko, Robert A.	Collaborative Research: Lithospheric Controls on the Behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone	Free air gravity anomaly data collected as part of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone CASERTZ/WAIS project. IRE field season	["POLYGON((-155 -77.5,-150 -77.5,-145 -77.5,-140 -77.5,-135 -77.5,-130 -77.5,-125 -77.5,-120 -77.5,-115 -77.5,-110 -77.5,-105 -77.5,-105 -78.2,-105 -78.9,-105 -79.6,-105 -80.3,-105 -81,-105 -81.7,-105 -82.4,-105 -83.1,-105 -83.8,-105 -84.5,-110 -84.5,-115 -84.5,-120 -84.5,-125 -84.5,-130 -84.5,-135 -84.5,-140 -84.5,-145 -84.5,-150 -84.5,-155 -84.5,-155 -83.8,-155 -83.1,-155 -82.4,-155 -81.7,-155 -81,-155 -80.3,-155 -79.6,-155 -78.9,-155 -78.2,-155 -77.5))"]	["POINT(-130 -81)"]	false	false
SOAR-WAZ Airborne gravity data for the CASERTZ/WAIS project	9319854	2020-04-24	Bell, Robin; Arko, Robert A.	Collaborative Research: Lithospheric Controls on the Behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone	Free air gravity anomaly data collected as part of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of Eastern Ross Transect Zone CASERTZ/WAIS project.	["POLYGON((-155 -77.5,-150 -77.5,-145 -77.5,-140 -77.5,-135 -77.5,-130 -77.5,-125 -77.5,-120 -77.5,-115 -77.5,-110 -77.5,-105 -77.5,-105 -78.2,-105 -78.9,-105 -79.6,-105 -80.3,-105 -81,-105 -81.7,-105 -82.4,-105 -83.1,-105 -83.8,-105 -84.5,-110 -84.5,-115 -84.5,-120 -84.5,-125 -84.5,-130 -84.5,-135 -84.5,-140 -84.5,-145 -84.5,-150 -84.5,-155 -84.5,-155 -83.8,-155 -83.1,-155 -82.4,-155 -81.7,-155 -81,-155 -80.3,-155 -79.6,-155 -78.9,-155 -78.2,-155 -77.5))"]	["POINT(-130 -81)"]	false	false
Particle sizes of aerosol iron	1341494	2020-02-20	Gao, Yuan	Quantifying Atmospheric Iron Properties over West Antarctic Peninsula	The dataset includes the particle size measurements of aerosol iron (Fe) through sampling of size-segregated aerosol particles made at Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, which took place in the austral summer of 2016-2017. New results include particle-size distributions of total Fe, labile Fe, and fractional Fe solubility in aerosols from these samples.	["POINT(-64.05 -64.766)"]	["POINT(-64.05 -64.766)"]	false	false
Paleogene marine and terrestrial development of the West Antarctic Rift System: Palynomorph Data Set	0839059	2020-01-17	Coenen, Jason; Baudoin, Patrick; Warny, Sophie; Askin, Rosemary; Scherer, Reed Paul; Castañeda, Isla	Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability & Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake & Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)	This data set includes counts of palynomorphs from subglacial and sub-ice shelf tills from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. In addition to counts the biostratigraphic ranges are presented on separate tabs.	["POLYGON((-180 -80,-174 -80,-168 -80,-162 -80,-156 -80,-150 -80,-144 -80,-138 -80,-132 -80,-126 -80,-120 -80,-120 -80.5,-120 -81,-120 -81.5,-120 -82,-120 -82.5,-120 -83,-120 -83.5,-120 -84,-120 -84.5,-120 -85,-126 -85,-132 -85,-138 -85,-144 -85,-150 -85,-156 -85,-162 -85,-168 -85,-174 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -84.5,180 -84,180 -83.5,180 -83,180 -82.5,180 -82,180 -81.5,180 -81,180 -80.5,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,-180 -80))"]	["POINT(-150 -82.5)"]	false	false
Sediment macrofaunal abundance and family richness from inner Andvord Bay to the open continental shelf	1443680	2019-12-31	Smith, Craig	Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco)	Sediment macrofaunal data collected by megacore (10-cm diameter sample tubes) along a down-fjord transect from inner Andvord Bay out onto the open continental shelf on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Sediment core samples from 0 - 10 cm depths were fixed in 4% formaldehyde, sieved on a 300 micron seive, and sorted with a dissecting microscope.	["POLYGON((-66 -64,-65.6 -64,-65.2 -64,-64.8 -64,-64.4 -64,-64 -64,-63.6 -64,-63.2 -64,-62.8 -64,-62.4 -64,-62 -64,-62 -64.1,-62 -64.2,-62 -64.3,-62 -64.4,-62 -64.5,-62 -64.6,-62 -64.7,-62 -64.8,-62 -64.9,-62 -65,-62.4 -65,-62.8 -65,-63.2 -65,-63.6 -65,-64 -65,-64.4 -65,-64.8 -65,-65.2 -65,-65.6 -65,-66 -65,-66 -64.9,-66 -64.8,-66 -64.7,-66 -64.6,-66 -64.5,-66 -64.4,-66 -64.3,-66 -64.2,-66 -64.1,-66 -64))"]	["POINT(-64 -64.5)"]	false	false
Paleogene marine and terrestrial development of the West Antarctic Rift System: Biomarker Data Set	0839059	2019-12-19	Coenen, Jason; Castañeda, Isla; Warny, Sophie; Baudoin, Patrick; Scherer, Reed Paul; Askin, Rosemary	Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability & Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake & Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)	This data set includes biomarker data presented in Paleogene marine and terrestrial development of the West Antarctic Rift System. Included in the alkane sheet are the Terrestrial/aquatic (T/A) n-alkane ratio, total long (C27-C33)- and mid-chain (C23 and C25) n-alkane concentrations in units of ng alkanes per g sediment extracted, and the n-alkane average chain-length (ACL). Included in the glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGT) sheet are the TEX86 sea surface temperature estimates with multiple calibrations discussed in the text, the MBT’5ME mean annual air temperature estimates, the branched and isoprenoid tetraether (BIT) index.	["POLYGON((-180 -80,-174 -80,-168 -80,-162 -80,-156 -80,-150 -80,-144 -80,-138 -80,-132 -80,-126 -80,-120 -80,-120 -80.5,-120 -81,-120 -81.5,-120 -82,-120 -82.5,-120 -83,-120 -83.5,-120 -84,-120 -84.5,-120 -85,-126 -85,-132 -85,-138 -85,-144 -85,-150 -85,-156 -85,-162 -85,-168 -85,-174 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -85,180 -84.5,180 -84,180 -83.5,180 -83,180 -82.5,180 -82,180 -81.5,180 -81,180 -80.5,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,180 -80,-180 -80))"]	["POINT(-150 -82.5)"]	false	false
Updated (2017) bubble number-density, size, shape, and modeled paleoclimate data	1043528 0539578	2019-11-12	Fegyveresi, John; Alley, Richard; Spencer, Matthew; Fitzpatrick, Joan; Voigt, Donald E.	Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core	This data set includes the fully updated (2017) bubble number-density measured at depths from 120 meters down to 1600 meters at 20-meter intervals in both horizontal and vertical samples. The data set also includes modeled temperature reconstructions based on the model developed by Spencer and others (2006) and Fegyveresi and others (2011). Data also includes tabs for bubble size and shape data.	["POINT(-112.3 -79.43333333)"]	["POINT(-112.3 -79.43333333)"]	false	false
Diatom Oxygen Isotope Evidence of Pliocene (~4.68 to 3.44 Ma) Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics and Ross Sea Paleoceanography	1443420	2019-10-27	Dodd, Justin; Abbott, Tirzah	Diatom and Oxygen Isotope Evidence of Pliocene Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics and Ross Sea Paleoceanography	The Andrill-1B (AND-1B) sediment core from under the Ross Ice Shelf in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, recovered a mid to late Pliocene (~4.68 to 3.44 Ma) age diatomite unit with d18Odiatom values that range from +32.6 to +37.6 ‰ (n=50	["POINT(167.083333 -77.888889)"]	["POINT(167.083333 -77.888889)"]	false	false
Automatic Weather Station Pine Island Glacier	0732869 1739003	2019-10-15	Mojica Moncada, Jhon F.; Holland, David	Collaborative Research; IPY: Ocean-Ice Interaction in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica	Automatic Weather Station, located on Pine Island Glacier. Data set from 2008-2015.	["POLYGON((-100 -75,-99.9 -75,-99.8 -75,-99.7 -75,-99.6 -75,-99.5 -75,-99.4 -75,-99.3 -75,-99.2 -75,-99.1 -75,-99 -75,-99 -75.05,-99 -75.1,-99 -75.15,-99 -75.2,-99 -75.25,-99 -75.3,-99 -75.35,-99 -75.4,-99 -75.45,-99 -75.5,-99.1 -75.5,-99.2 -75.5,-99.3 -75.5,-99.4 -75.5,-99.5 -75.5,-99.6 -75.5,-99.7 -75.5,-99.8 -75.5,-99.9 -75.5,-100 -75.5,-100 -75.45,-100 -75.4,-100 -75.35,-100 -75.3,-100 -75.25,-100 -75.2,-100 -75.15,-100 -75.1,-100 -75.05,-100 -75))"]	["POINT(-99.5 -75.25)"]	false	false
Pirrit Hills subglacial bedrock core RB-2, cosmogenic Be-10, Al-26 data	1341728	2019-10-09	Stone, John	EXPROBE-WAIS: Exposed Rock Beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, A Test for Interglacial Ice Sheet Collapse	This data set contains measurements of cosmic-ray-produced Be-10 and Al-26 in quartz from the RB-2 core, recovered from bedrock at a depth of 150 m below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet surface in the Pirrit Hills. The core site is located at latitude S81.09948, longitude W85.15694. Core length is approximately 8 meters. Lithology is A-type granite, similar in composition to bedrock exposed on nearby Harter Nunatak and other mountains in the Pirrit Hills (Lee et al. Geosci. J. 16, 421-433). Samples were processed at the University of Washington Cosmogenic Nuclide Laboratory. Chemical processing and purification methods are described at http://depts.washington.edu/cosmolab/chem.shtml. Beryllium isotope ratios were measured at the Lawrence Livermore Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (LLNL-CAMS) relative to the KNSTD-Be-01-5-4 standard, assuming a standard Be-10/Be-9 ratio of 2.851E-12 (07KNSTD normalization). Aluminum isotope ratios were measured at PRIME Lab, Purdue University, relative to the KNSTD-Al-01-5-2 standard, assuming a standard Al-26/Al-27 ratio of 1.818E-12 (KNSTD normalization). Uncertainties are 1-sigma and include full AMS errors and all known sources of laboratory uncertainty.	["POLYGON((-86.3 -81,-86.17 -81,-86.04 -81,-85.91 -81,-85.78 -81,-85.65 -81,-85.52 -81,-85.39 -81,-85.26 -81,-85.13 -81,-85 -81,-85 -81.03,-85 -81.06,-85 -81.09,-85 -81.12,-85 -81.15,-85 -81.18,-85 -81.21,-85 -81.24,-85 -81.27,-85 -81.3,-85.13 -81.3,-85.26 -81.3,-85.39 -81.3,-85.52 -81.3,-85.65 -81.3,-85.78 -81.3,-85.91 -81.3,-86.04 -81.3,-86.17 -81.3,-86.3 -81.3,-86.3 -81.27,-86.3 -81.24,-86.3 -81.21,-86.3 -81.18,-86.3 -81.15,-86.3 -81.12,-86.3 -81.09,-86.3 -81.06,-86.3 -81.03,-86.3 -81))"]	["POINT(-85.65 -81.15)"]	false	false
The South Pole Ice Core (SPICEcore) chronology and supporting data	1443336	2019-08-29	Winski, Dominic A.; Fudge, T. J.; Dunbar, Nelia; Buizert, Christo; Bay, Ryan; Souney, Joseph Jr.; Sigl, Michael; McConnell, Joseph; Fegyveresi, John; Cole-Dai, Jihong; Thundercloud, Zayta; Cox, Thomas S.; Kreutz, Karl; Epifanio, Jenna; Ortman, Nikolas; Brook, Edward J.; Beaudette, Ross; Sowers, Todd A.; Steig, Eric J.; Morris, Valerie; Kahle, Emma; Ferris, David G.; Aydin, Murat; Nicewonger, Melinda R.; Casey, Kimberly A.; Alley, Richard; Waddington, Edwin D.; Osterberg, Erich; Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.; Jones, Tyler R.; Iverson, Nels	Collaborative Research: South Pole Ice Core Chronology and Climate Records using Chemical and Microparticle Measurements	The South Pole Ice Core (SPICEcore) was drilled in 2014-2016 to provide a detailed multi-proxy archive of paleoclimate conditions in East Antarctica during the Holocene and late Pleistocene. Interpretation of these records requires an accurate depth-age relationship. Here, we present the SP19 timescale for the age of the ice of SPICEcore. SP19 is synchronized to the WD2014 chronology from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide) ice core using stratigraphic matching of 251 volcanic events. These events indicate an age of 54,302 +/- 519 years BP (before the year 1950) at the bottom of SPICEcore. Annual layers identified in sodium and magnesium ions to 11,341 BP were used to interpolate between stratigraphic volcanic tie points, yielding an annually-resolved chronology through the Holocene. Estimated timescale uncertainty during the Holocene is less than 18 years relative to WD2014, with the exception of the interval between 1800 to 3100 BP when uncertainty estimates reach +/- 25 years due to widely spaced volcanic tie points. Prior to the Holocene, uncertainties remain within 124 years relative to WD2014. Results show an average Holocene accumulation rate of 7.4 cm/yr (water equivalent). The time variability of accumulation rate is consistent with expectations for steady-state ice flow through the modern spatial pattern of accumulation rate. Time variations in nitrate concentration, nitrate seasonal amplitude, and δ15N of N2 in turn are as expected for the accumulation-rate variations. The highly variable yet well-constrained Holocene accumulation history at the site can help improve scientific understanding of deposition-sensitive climate proxies such as δ15N of N2 and photolyzed chemical compounds.	["POINT(-180 -90)"]	["POINT(-180 -90)"]	false	false
Crustal Structure beneath the Northern Transantarctic Mountains and Wilkes Subglacial Basin: Implications for Tectonic Origins	1148982	2019-07-31	Hansen, Samantha	CAREER: Deciphering the Tectonic History of the Transantarctic Mountains and the Wilkes Subglacial Basin	The Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs) are the largest non-collisional mountain range on Earth. Their origin, as well as the origin of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin (WSB) along the inland side of the TAMs, have been widely debated, and a key constraint to distinguish between competing models is the underlying crustal structure. Previous investigations have examined this structure but have primarily focused on a small region of the central TAMs near Ross Island, providing little along-strike constraint. In this study, we use data from the new Transantarctic Mountains Northern Network and from five stations operated by the Korea Polar Research Institute to investigate the crustal structure beneath a previously unexplored portion of the TAMs. Using S-wave receiver functions and Rayleigh wave phase velocities, crustal thickness and average crustal shear velocity (Vs) are resolved within ±4 km and ±0.1 km/s, respectively. The crust thickens from ~20 km near the Ross Sea coast to ~46 km beneath the northern TAMs, which is somewhat thicker than that imaged in previous studies beneath the central TAMs. The crust thins to ~41 km beneath the WSB.Vs ranges from ~3.1-3.9 km/s, with slower velocities near the coast. Our findings are consistent with a flexural origin for the TAMs and WSB, where these features result from broad flexure of the East Antarctic lithosphere and uplift along its western edge due to thermal conduction from hotter mantle beneath West Antarctica. Locally thicker crust may explain the ~1 km of additional topography in the northern TAMs compared to the central TAMs.	["POLYGON((150 -72,152 -72,154 -72,156 -72,158 -72,160 -72,162 -72,164 -72,166 -72,168 -72,170 -72,170 -72.3,170 -72.6,170 -72.9,170 -73.2,170 -73.5,170 -73.8,170 -74.1,170 -74.4,170 -74.7,170 -75,168 -75,166 -75,164 -75,162 -75,160 -75,158 -75,156 -75,154 -75,152 -75,150 -75,150 -74.7,150 -74.4,150 -74.1,150 -73.8,150 -73.5,150 -73.2,150 -72.9,150 -72.6,150 -72.3,150 -72))"]	["POINT(160 -73.5)"]	false	false
Andvord Bay sediment core data collected during the FjordEco project (LMG1510 and NBP1603)	1443680	2019-07-16	Eidam, Emily; Nittrouer, Charles; Homolka, Khadijah; Smith, Craig	Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco)	This dataset includes Pb-210 activities, grain-size distributions, and x-radiograph negatives for cores collected primarily during NBP1603 (and also LMG1510) as part of the FjordEco project in Andvord Bay and surrounding areas (Gerlache Strait, and Station B on the shelf). Data are from subsampled intervals of kasten cores and box cores, as well as one megacore. Samples were x-rayed, sliced, and bagged onboard the vessel. Grain-size and Pb-210 analyses were completed in the Sediment Dynamics Lab within the University of Washington School of Oceanography (PI C. Nittrouer).	["POLYGON((-65.561 -64.6538,-65.2471 -64.6538,-64.9332 -64.6538,-64.6193 -64.6538,-64.3054 -64.6538,-63.9915 -64.6538,-63.6776 -64.6538,-63.3637 -64.6538,-63.0498 -64.6538,-62.7359 -64.6538,-62.422 -64.6538,-62.422 -64.67842,-62.422 -64.70304,-62.422 -64.72766,-62.422 -64.75228,-62.422 -64.7769,-62.422 -64.80152,-62.422 -64.82614,-62.422 -64.85076,-62.422 -64.87538,-62.422 -64.9,-62.7359 -64.9,-63.0498 -64.9,-63.3637 -64.9,-63.6776 -64.9,-63.9915 -64.9,-64.3054 -64.9,-64.6193 -64.9,-64.9332 -64.9,-65.2471 -64.9,-65.561 -64.9,-65.561 -64.87538,-65.561 -64.85076,-65.561 -64.82614,-65.561 -64.80152,-65.561 -64.7769,-65.561 -64.75228,-65.561 -64.72766,-65.561 -64.70304,-65.561 -64.67842,-65.561 -64.6538))"]	["POINT(-63.9915 -64.7769)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Multi Track Electrical Measurements	0944197 0944191	2019-04-12	Fudge, T. J.; Taylor, Kendrick C.	Collaborative Research: Establishing the Chronology and Histories of Accumulation and Ice Dynamics for the WAIS Divide Core	Images of the multi-track electrical data for depths below 1956 m are given in mt_compiled_1958_3406.pdf. Images are approximately to scale. Data for individual sections can be obtained by contacting T.J. Fudge at tjfudge@uw.edu. Warm colors are high electrical conductivity. Cool colors are low electrical conductivity. Each track is normalized by subtracting the mean and dividing by the standard deviation. Plotted values are a 3-measurement (3mm) running average. Measurements affected by breaks in the core have been masked out. X-axis is approximate horizontal position on the ice core, as measured from left from looking from bottom to top of the core. Y-axis is depth in meters. Title is the tube number.	["POLYGON((-115 -80,-114.5 -80,-114 -80,-113.5 -80,-113 -80,-112.5 -80,-112 -80,-111.5 -80,-111 -80,-110.5 -80,-110 -80,-110 -79.9,-110 -79.8,-110 -79.7,-110 -79.6,-110 -79.5,-110 -79.4,-110 -79.3,-110 -79.2,-110 -79.1,-110 -79,-110.5 -79,-111 -79,-111.5 -79,-112 -79,-112.5 -79,-113 -79,-113.5 -79,-114 -79,-114.5 -79,-115 -79,-115 -79.1,-115 -79.2,-115 -79.3,-115 -79.4,-115 -79.5,-115 -79.6,-115 -79.7,-115 -79.8,-115 -79.9,-115 -80))"]	["POINT(-112.5 -79.5)"]	false	false
Summer Oceanographic Measurements near the Mertz Polynya NBP0008	9909374 9725024	2019-03-11	Jacobs, Stanley; Mele, Phil; Mortlock, R. A.; Smethie, William M	Circumpolar Deep Water and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Shelf and Bottom Water Formation Near East Antarctic Polynyas and Glaciers	Summer Oceanographic Measurements near the Mertz Polynya (140-150E) on NB Palmer Cruise 00-08. These are processed, high resolution CTD and bottle data files; Standard level listings and station listings and plots.	["POLYGON((140 -65.5,141 -65.5,142 -65.5,143 -65.5,144 -65.5,145 -65.5,146 -65.5,147 -65.5,148 -65.5,149 -65.5,150 -65.5,150 -65.75,150 -66,150 -66.25,150 -66.5,150 -66.75,150 -67,150 -67.25,150 -67.5,150 -67.75,150 -68,149 -68,148 -68,147 -68,146 -68,145 -68,144 -68,143 -68,142 -68,141 -68,140 -68,140 -67.75,140 -67.5,140 -67.25,140 -67,140 -66.75,140 -66.5,140 -66.25,140 -66,140 -65.75,140 -65.5))"]	["POINT(145 -66.75)"]	false	false
FjordEco Phytoplankton Ecology Dataset in Andvord Bay	1443705	2019-02-27	Vernet, Maria; Pan, B. Jack; Manck, Lauren; Forsch, Kiefer	Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco)	Phytoplankton ecology dataset from the FjordEco Project (PLR-1443705)	["POLYGON((-63.3 -64.5,-63.17 -64.5,-63.04 -64.5,-62.91 -64.5,-62.78 -64.5,-62.65 -64.5,-62.52 -64.5,-62.39 -64.5,-62.26 -64.5,-62.13 -64.5,-62 -64.5,-62 -64.545,-62 -64.59,-62 -64.635,-62 -64.68,-62 -64.725,-62 -64.77,-62 -64.815,-62 -64.86,-62 -64.905,-62 -64.95,-62.13 -64.95,-62.26 -64.95,-62.39 -64.95,-62.52 -64.95,-62.65 -64.95,-62.78 -64.95,-62.91 -64.95,-63.04 -64.95,-63.17 -64.95,-63.3 -64.95,-63.3 -64.905,-63.3 -64.86,-63.3 -64.815,-63.3 -64.77,-63.3 -64.725,-63.3 -64.68,-63.3 -64.635,-63.3 -64.59,-63.3 -64.545,-63.3 -64.5))"]	["POINT(-62.65 -64.725)"]	false	false
Fjord-Eco_Sediment_OrgC_OrgN_Data - Craig Smith	1443680	2019-02-13	Smith, Craig	Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco)	Sediment organic carbon and organic nitrogen content (percent mass) in 6 depth intervals (0-1cm, 1-2cm, 3-4cm, 5-6cm, 7-8cm , 9-10cm) in sediment cores collected by OSIL Megacore (10 cm diameter tubes) along the five-station FjordEco Transect from inner Andvord Bay to the open continental shelf at FOODBANCS Station B.	["POLYGON((-65 -64,-64.7 -64,-64.4 -64,-64.1 -64,-63.8 -64,-63.5 -64,-63.2 -64,-62.9 -64,-62.6 -64,-62.3 -64,-62 -64,-62 -64.1,-62 -64.2,-62 -64.3,-62 -64.4,-62 -64.5,-62 -64.6,-62 -64.7,-62 -64.8,-62 -64.9,-62 -65,-62.3 -65,-62.6 -65,-62.9 -65,-63.2 -65,-63.5 -65,-63.8 -65,-64.1 -65,-64.4 -65,-64.7 -65,-65 -65,-65 -64.9,-65 -64.8,-65 -64.7,-65 -64.6,-65 -64.5,-65 -64.4,-65 -64.3,-65 -64.2,-65 -64.1,-65 -64))"]	["POINT(-63.5 -64.5)"]	false	false
Andvord Bay Glacier Timelapse	1443733	2018-08-07	Truffer, Martin; Winsor, Peter	Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco)	This dataset includes timelapse images from five cameras set up at four different locations in and just outside of Andvord Bay on the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The cameras were set up to track glacier ice motion, calving and tracking of ice bergs, and sea ice formation and melt. Two cameras (hi-res) were Canon Rebel DSLR in a timelapse system designed by Harbortronics; the remaining three cameras (lo-res) were from Campbell Scientific and were part of a weather station.	["POLYGON((-62.68 -64.72,-62.648 -64.72,-62.616 -64.72,-62.584 -64.72,-62.552 -64.72,-62.52 -64.72,-62.488 -64.72,-62.456 -64.72,-62.424 -64.72,-62.392 -64.72,-62.36 -64.72,-62.36 -64.74,-62.36 -64.76,-62.36 -64.78,-62.36 -64.8,-62.36 -64.82,-62.36 -64.84,-62.36 -64.86,-62.36 -64.88,-62.36 -64.9,-62.36 -64.92,-62.392 -64.92,-62.424 -64.92,-62.456 -64.92,-62.488 -64.92,-62.52 -64.92,-62.552 -64.92,-62.584 -64.92,-62.616 -64.92,-62.648 -64.92,-62.68 -64.92,-62.68 -64.9,-62.68 -64.88,-62.68 -64.86,-62.68 -64.84,-62.68 -64.82,-62.68 -64.8,-62.68 -64.78,-62.68 -64.76,-62.68 -64.74,-62.68 -64.72))"]	["POINT(-62.52 -64.82)"]	false	false
CTDP/LADCP profile data along Dotson ice shelf calving front from 2000 to 2016	1644159	2018-07-12	Dutrieux, Pierre; Jacobs, Stanley; Jenkins, Adrian; Stammerjohn, Sharon	No project link provided	Collection of CTD and LADCP summer profile observations in front of Dotson ice shelf, West Antarctica, between 2000 and 2016. The data can also be obtained from the various investigators and data centers, including the British Oceanographic Data Centre, the National Oceanographic Data Center, and the Korean Oceanographic Data Center. This dataset is used in the publication by Jenkins and collaborators in Nature Geoscience, 2018, entitled West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat in the Amundsen Sea driven by decadal oceanic variability.	["POLYGON((-115 -73.5,-114.5 -73.5,-114 -73.5,-113.5 -73.5,-113 -73.5,-112.5 -73.5,-112 -73.5,-111.5 -73.5,-111 -73.5,-110.5 -73.5,-110 -73.5,-110 -73.6,-110 -73.7,-110 -73.8,-110 -73.9,-110 -74,-110 -74.1,-110 -74.2,-110 -74.3,-110 -74.4,-110 -74.5,-110.5 -74.5,-111 -74.5,-111.5 -74.5,-112 -74.5,-112.5 -74.5,-113 -74.5,-113.5 -74.5,-114 -74.5,-114.5 -74.5,-115 -74.5,-115 -74.4,-115 -74.3,-115 -74.2,-115 -74.1,-115 -74,-115 -73.9,-115 -73.8,-115 -73.7,-115 -73.6,-115 -73.5))"]	["POINT(-112.5 -74)"]	false	false
DeMaster Compiled Larsen Ice Shelf and the West Antarctic Peninsula C14 Data	1341669	2018-02-03	DeMaster, David	Using Radiochemical Data from Collapsed Ice Shelf Sediments to Understand the Nature and Timing of the Benthic Response to High-Latitude Climate Change	This file has C-14 data from the organic matter fraction of Antarctic marine sediments, collected from the collapsed Larsen Ice Shelf and the West Antarctic Peninsula	["POLYGON((-70 -62,-68.8 -62,-67.6 -62,-66.4 -62,-65.2 -62,-64 -62,-62.8 -62,-61.6 -62,-60.4 -62,-59.2 -62,-58 -62,-58 -62.6,-58 -63.2,-58 -63.8,-58 -64.4,-58 -65,-58 -65.6,-58 -66.2,-58 -66.8,-58 -67.4,-58 -68,-59.2 -68,-60.4 -68,-61.6 -68,-62.8 -68,-64 -68,-65.2 -68,-66.4 -68,-67.6 -68,-68.8 -68,-70 -68,-70 -67.4,-70 -66.8,-70 -66.2,-70 -65.6,-70 -65,-70 -64.4,-70 -63.8,-70 -63.2,-70 -62.6,-70 -62))"]	["POINT(-64 -65)"]	false	false
Region Climate Model Output Plio-Pleistocene	1245899	2018-01-16	Kowalewski, Douglas	Collaborative Research: West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability, Alpine Glaciation, and Climate Variability: a Terrestrial Perspective from Cosmogenic-nuclide Dating in McMurdo Sound	Data here is output from regional climate modeling to shed light on the range of possible environmental conditions in the McMurdo region during periods of grounded ice expansion and recession during the Plio-Pleistocene.	["POLYGON((160 -70,168 -70,176 -70,184 -70,192 -70,200 -70,208 -70,216 -70,224 -70,232 -70,240 -70,240 -71.5,240 -73,240 -74.5,240 -76,240 -77.5,240 -79,240 -80.5,240 -82,240 -83.5,240 -85,232 -85,224 -85,216 -85,208 -85,200 -85,192 -85,184 -85,176 -85,168 -85,160 -85,160 -83.5,160 -82,160 -80.5,160 -79,160 -77.5,160 -76,160 -74.5,160 -73,160 -71.5,160 -70))"]	["POINT(-160 -77.5)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Surface and Snow-pit Data, 2009-2013	1043528	2018-01-16	Fegyveresi, John; Alley, Richard	Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core	This dataset includes all surface, snowpit, crust, AWS, and near-surface thermistor data used for analyses and publication "Surface formation, preservation, and history of low-porosity crusts at the WAIS Divide site, West Antarctica" DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1-2018	["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"]	["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"]	false	false
Prokaryotic cell concentration record from the WAIS Divide ice core	0839075	2017-12-12	Santibanez, Pamela; Priscu, John	Collaborative Research: Integrated High Resolution Chemical and Biological Measurements on the Deep WAIS Divide Core	This data set includes raw concentration of prokaryotic cells for the WAIS Divide deep core, WDC06A, from 1,764 m to 2,709 m. Data were collected by a method that combines acquisition of discrete samples using a continuous ice-core melting system (McConnell et al., 2002) coupled with flow cytometry of DNA-stained samples. The method is described in detail in Santibanez et al., 2016. We present the first long-term, highly resolved prokaryotic cell concentration record obtained from a polar ice core. This record, obtained from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide (WD) ice core, spanned from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to the early Holocene (EH) and showed distinct fluctuations in prokaryotic cell concentration coincident with major climatic states. This record provided strong evidence that airborne prokaryotic cell deposition differed during the LGM, LDG and EH, and that these changes in cell densities could be explained by different environmental conditions during each of these climatic periods. Our observations provide the first ice core time-series evidence for a prokaryotic response to long-term climatic and environmental processes.	["POINT(-112 -79)"]	["POINT(-112 -79)"]	false	false
Snowpit evidence of the 2011 Puyehue-Cordon Caulle (Chile) eruption in West Antarctica	0636740	2017-07-11	Koffman, Bess; Kreutz, Karl	Collaborative Research: Microparticle/tephra analysis of the WAIS Divide ice core	We present several related datasets from a 2012 snow pit and a 2013 firn core collected near the WAIS Divide field camp in West Antarctica. The data include soluble ions (sodium and non-sea-salt sulfate) and dust particle concentrations, as well as major oxide geochemistry of tephra grains isolated from snow samples. Based on these data, we found evidence of deposition from the 2011 Puyehue Cordon-Caulle (Chile) volcanic eruption at WAIS Divide.	["POINT(-112.086 -79.468)"]	["POINT(-112.086 -79.468)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide WDC06A Core Quality Versus Depth	0944266 0944348	2017-06-01	Taylor, Kendrick C.; Souney, Joseph Jr.; Twickler, Mark	Collaborative Research: Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide	Qualitative assessment of ice-core quality versus depth for the deep WAIS Divide WDC06A ice core. The depths and core quality ratings presented here are from the field observations made at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, during the course of the drilling of the ice core. Depths are in meters. Core quality ratings were defined are as follows. Excellent: -1 breaks/no fractures; Very Good: -2 breaks/90% no fractures; Good: -3 breaks/50% no fractures; Fair: >10 cm without fractures; Poor: >10 cm without through fractures; Very Poor: <10 cm without through fractures.	["POINT(-112.08 -79.46)"]	["POINT(-112.08 -79.46)"]	false	false
Summary of Results from the WAIS Divide Ice Core Project	0944348	2017-04-24	Taylor, Kendrick C.	Collaborative Research: Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide	This is a summary of results 2005-2016 from the NSF-funded WAIS Divide Ice Core project, compiled by the Science Coordination Office.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
Upper Mantle Seismic Structure beneath the Northern Transantarctic Mountains from Regional P- and S-wave Tomography	1148982	2017-04-06	Hansen, Samantha	CAREER: Deciphering the Tectonic History of the Transantarctic Mountains and the Wilkes Subglacial Basin	Stretching ~3,500 km across Antarctica, with peak elevations up to 4,500 m, the Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs) are the largest non-compressional mountain range on Earth and represent a tectonic boundary between the East Antarctica (EA) craton and the West Antarctic Rift System. The origin and uplift mechanism associated with the TAMs is controversial, and multiple models have been proposed. Seismic investigations of the TAMs' subsurface structure can provide key constraints to help evaluate these models, but previous studies have been primarily focused only on the central TAMs near Ross Island. Using data from the new 15-station Transantarctic Mountain Northern Network as well as data from several smaller networks, this study investigates the upper mantle velocity structure beneath a previously unexplored portion of the northern TAMs through regional body wave tomography. Relative travel-times were calculated for 11,182 P-wave and 8,285 S-wave arrivals from 790 and 581 Mw ≥ 5.5 events, respectively, using multi-channel cross correlation, and these data were then inverted for models of the upper mantle seismic structure. Resulting P- and S-wave tomography images reveal two focused low velocity anomalies beneath Ross Island (RI; δVP ≈ -2.0%; δVS ≈ -1.5% to -4.0%) and Terra Nova Bay (TNB; δVP ≈ -1.5% to -2.0%; δVS ≈ -1.0% to -4.0%) that extend to depths of ~200 and ~150 km, respectively. The RI and TNB slow anomalies also extend ~50-100 km laterally beneath the TAMs front and sharply abut fast velocities beneath the EA craton (δVP ≈ 0.5% to 2%; δVS ≈ 1.5% to 4.0%). A low velocity region (δVP ≈ -1.5%), centered at ~150 km depth beneath the Terror Rift (TR) and primarily constrained within the Victoria Land Basin, connects the RI and TNB anomalies. The focused low velocities are interpreted as regions of partial melt and buoyancy-driven upwelling, connected by a broad region of slow (presumably warm) upper mantle associated with Cenozoic extension along the TR. Dynamic topography estimates based on the imaged S-wave velocity perturbations are consistent with observed surface topography in the central and northern TAMs, thereby providing support for uplift models that advocate for thermal loading and a flexural origin for the mountain range.	["POLYGON((153.327 -73.032547,154.5063012 -73.032547,155.6856024 -73.032547,156.8649036 -73.032547,158.0442048 -73.032547,159.223506 -73.032547,160.4028072 -73.032547,161.5821084 -73.032547,162.7614096 -73.032547,163.9407108 -73.032547,165.120012 -73.032547,165.120012 -73.3530275,165.120012 -73.673508,165.120012 -73.9939885,165.120012 -74.314469,165.120012 -74.6349495,165.120012 -74.95543,165.120012 -75.2759105,165.120012 -75.596391,165.120012 -75.9168715,165.120012 -76.237352,163.9407108 -76.237352,162.7614096 -76.237352,161.5821084 -76.237352,160.4028072 -76.237352,159.223506 -76.237352,158.0442048 -76.237352,156.8649036 -76.237352,155.6856024 -76.237352,154.5063012 -76.237352,153.327 -76.237352,153.327 -75.9168715,153.327 -75.596391,153.327 -75.2759105,153.327 -74.95543,153.327 -74.6349495,153.327 -74.314469,153.327 -73.9939885,153.327 -73.673508,153.327 -73.3530275,153.327 -73.032547))"]	["POINT(159.223506 -74.6349495)"]	false	false
WD2014: Timescale for WAIS Divide Core 2006 A (WDC-06A)	0944197	2017-03-28	Fudge, T. J.	Collaborative Research: Establishing the Chronology and Histories of Accumulation and Ice Dynamics for the WAIS Divide Core	The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS Divide, WD) ice core is a newly drilled, high-accumulation deep ice core that provides Antarctic climate records of the past ~68 ka at unprecedented temporal resolution. The upper 2850 m (back to 31.2 ka BP) have been dated using annual-layer counting. Here we present a chronology for the deep part of the core (67.8-31.2 ka BP), which is based on stratigraphic matching to annual-layer-counted Greenland ice cores using globally well-mixed atmospheric methane. We calculate the WD gas age-ice age difference (Delta age) using a combination of firn densification modeling, ice-flow modeling, and a data set of d15N-N2, a proxy for past firn column thickness. The largest Delta age at WD occurs during the Last Glacial Maximum, and is 525 +/- 120 years. Internally consistent solutions can be found only when assuming little to no influence of impurity content on densification rates, contrary to a recently proposed hypothesis. We synchronize the WD chronology to a linearly scaled version of the layer-counted Greenland Ice Core Chronology (GICC05), which brings the age of Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) events into agreement with the U/Th absolutely dated Hulu Cave speleothem record. The small Delta age at WD provides valuable opportunities to investigate the timing of atmospheric greenhouse gas variations relative to Antarctic climate, as well as the interhemispheric phasing of the \"bipolar seesaw\". We present the WD2014 chronology for the upper part (0-2850 m; 31.2 ka BP) of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide (WD) ice core. The chronology is based on counting of annual layers observed in the chemical, dust and electrical conductivity records. These layers are caused by seasonal changes in the source, transport, and deposition of aerosols. The measurements were interpreted manually and with the aid of two automated methods. We validated the chronology by comparing to two high-accuracy, absolutely dated chronologies. For the Holocene, the cosmogenic isotope records of 10Be from WAIS Divide and 14C for IntCal13 demonstrated that WD2014 was consistently accurate to better than 0.5% of the age. For the glacial period, comparisons to the Hulu Cave chronology demonstrated that WD2014 had an accuracy of better than 1% of the age at three abrupt climate change events between 27 and 31ka. WD2014 has consistently younger ages than Greenland ice core chronologies during most of the Holocene. For the Younger Dryas-Preboreal transition (11.595 ka; 24 years younger) and the Bolling-Allerod Warming (14.621 ka; 7 years younger), WD2014 ages are within the combined uncertainties of the timescales. Given its high accuracy, WD2014 can become a reference chronology for the Southern Hemisphere, with synchronization to other chronologies feasible using high-quality proxies of volcanism, solar activity, atmospheric mineral dust, and atmospheric methane concentrations.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice-Core Chronology from Intermediate Core WDC05Q	0538427	2017-03-28	McConnell, Joseph	Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core	A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from 0 to ~130 m depth of the recently collected intermediate core WDC05Q from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice-Core Chronology from Intermediate Core WDC05A	0538427	2017-03-28	McConnell, Joseph	Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core	A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from 0 to ~130 m depth of the recently collected intermediate core WDC05A from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from Intermediate Core WDC05A	0538427	2017-03-23	McConnell, Joseph	Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core	A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from the firn portion (0 to ~70 m depth) of the recently collected intermediate core WDC05A from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from Intermediate Core WDC05Q	0538427	2017-03-23	McConnell, Joseph	Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core	A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from 0 to ~130 m depth of the recently collected intermediate core WDC05Q from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from 1.5 to 577 m	0538427	2017-03-23	McConnell, Joseph	Trace and Ultra-Trace Chemistry Measurements of the WAIS Divide Ice Core	A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze samples from ~1.5 to ~577 m depth in the recently collected WAIS Divide deep ice core from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice-Core Aerosol Records from 1300 to 3404 m	1142166	2017-03-22	McConnell, Joseph	Collaborative Research: Investigating Upper Pleistocene Rapid Climate Change using Continuous, Ultra-High-Resolution Aerosol and Gas Measurements in the WAIS Divide Ice Core	A state-of-the-art continuous ice core analytical system was used to analyze ~3 cm by ~3 cm longitudinal samples from ~1300 to ~3404 m depth in the recently collected WAIS Divide deep ice core from West Antarctica. Interpretation of these records and publication of findings is ongoing.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide sulfate and nitrate isotopes	0538049	2017-03-09	Alexander, Becky; Steig, Eric J.	Collaborative Research: Multiple-isotope Analysis of Nitrate and Sulfate in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core	This data set contain oxygen isotopes of sulfate and nitrate and nitrogen isotopes of nitrate from the WAIS Divide ice core from the surface to 577 m depth at varying resolution	["POINT(-112.085 -79.5)"]	["POINT(-112.085 -79.5)"]	false	false
Fluorescence spectroscopy data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core, WDC06A	0839075	2017-03-06	Priscu, John; D'Andrilli, Juliana	Collaborative Research: Integrated High Resolution Chemical and Biological Measurements on the Deep WAIS Divide Core	This data set include depth (WDC06A-7 dating) and fluorescence intensity measurements for five fluorophore regions (A, C, M, B, and T) commonly found in natural organic matter. Data from 1300-1700m, 1700-2100m, and 2100-2700m correspond to the early Holocene, deglaciation period, and the Last Glacial Maximum.	["POINT(-112.08648 -79.46763)"]	["POINT(-112.08648 -79.46763)"]	false	false
Accumulation Rates from the WAIS Divide Ice Core	0944197	2017-02-21	Fudge, T. J.; Waddington, Edwin D.; Conway, Howard; Buizert, Christo	Collaborative Research: Establishing the Chronology and Histories of Accumulation and Ice Dynamics for the WAIS Divide Core	These data are the accumulation rate history for the WAIS Divide ice core in central West Antarctica. The data are in two parts: 1) the annual accumulation rates for the past ~31ka and 2) the firn gas-based accumulation rates from 31-67ka.	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"]	false	false
Gravity disturbance data over central Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica (GIMBLE.GGCMG2)	1043761	2017-02-20	Young, Duncan A.; Holt, John W.; Blankenship, Donald D.	Geophysical Investigations of Marie Byrd Land Lithospheric Evolution (GIMBLE)	GIMBLE was proposed as the first systematic aerogeophysical investigation of the subglacial massif underlying central Marie Byrd Land. Aerogeophysically configured Baslers conducted 14 flights from Byrd Surface Camp and WAIS Divide Camp over two field seasons (January 2013 and December 2014). Airborne ice penetrating radar, gravity and magnetics were the primary datasets collected. Level 2 data represent geolocated geophysical properties (e.g ice thickness), derived from Level 1B measurements (e.g. radar echo delay). Dataset structures are based on those used for Operation Ice Bridge, and are line based data in ASCII space delimited .txt files, with a header delimited by leading "#" characters documenting column assignment and metadata. Georefering data is contained in .met files. GIMBLE.GGCMG2 contains line based data relating to gravity disturbance, processed from raw acceleration and position data by propriety software from Gravimetric Technologies and Novatel. The raw data was obtained a Canadian MicroGravity GT-1A gravimeter in ICP5, and a GT-2A gravimeter in ICP6. Data reduction was led by T. Richter.	["POLYGON((-156 -74.5,-151.4 -74.5,-146.8 -74.5,-142.2 -74.5,-137.6 -74.5,-133 -74.5,-128.4 -74.5,-123.8 -74.5,-119.2 -74.5,-114.6 -74.5,-110 -74.5,-110 -75.05,-110 -75.6,-110 -76.15,-110 -76.7,-110 -77.25,-110 -77.8,-110 -78.35,-110 -78.9,-110 -79.45,-110 -80,-114.6 -80,-119.2 -80,-123.8 -80,-128.4 -80,-133 -80,-137.6 -80,-142.2 -80,-146.8 -80,-151.4 -80,-156 -80,-156 -79.45,-156 -78.9,-156 -78.35,-156 -77.8,-156 -77.25,-156 -76.7,-156 -76.15,-156 -75.6,-156 -75.05,-156 -74.5))"]	["POINT(-133 -77.25)"]	false	false
Magnetic anomaly data over central Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica (GIMBLE.GMGEO2)	1043761	2017-02-20	Young, Duncan A.; Holt, John W.; Blankenship, Donald D.	Geophysical Investigations of Marie Byrd Land Lithospheric Evolution (GIMBLE)	GIMBLE was proposed as the first systematic aerogeophysical investigation of the subglacial massif underlying central Marie Byrd Land. Aerogeophysically configured Baslers conducted 14 flights from Byrd Surface Camp and WAIS Divide Camp over two field seasons (January 2013 and December 2014). Airborne ice penetrating radar, gravity and magnetics were the primary datasets collected. Level 2 data represent geolocated geophysical properties (e.g ice thickness), derived from Level 1B measurements (e.g. radar echo delay). Dataset structures are based on those used for Operation Ice Bridge, and are line based data in ASCII space delimited .txt files, with a header delimited by leading "#" characters documenting column assignment and metadata. Georefering data is contained in .met files. GIMBLE.GMGEO2 contains line based data (in ASCII space delimited txt files) relating to magnetic anomaly. The raw data was obtained by a tail mounted Geometrics G-823A magnetometer. No heading correction, cross over correction, continuation or base correction have been applied. Data with significant geomagnetic activity (restricted to 07-Dec-2014 and 23-Dec-2014) were removed.	["POLYGON((-156 -74.5,-151.4 -74.5,-146.8 -74.5,-142.2 -74.5,-137.6 -74.5,-133 -74.5,-128.4 -74.5,-123.8 -74.5,-119.2 -74.5,-114.6 -74.5,-110 -74.5,-110 -75.05,-110 -75.6,-110 -76.15,-110 -76.7,-110 -77.25,-110 -77.8,-110 -78.35,-110 -78.9,-110 -79.45,-110 -80,-114.6 -80,-119.2 -80,-123.8 -80,-128.4 -80,-133 -80,-137.6 -80,-142.2 -80,-146.8 -80,-151.4 -80,-156 -80,-156 -79.45,-156 -78.9,-156 -78.35,-156 -77.8,-156 -77.25,-156 -76.7,-156 -76.15,-156 -75.6,-156 -75.05,-156 -74.5))"]	["POINT(-133 -77.25)"]	false	false
Ice thickness and related data over central Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica (GIMBLE.GR2HI2)	1043761	2017-02-20	Young, Duncan A.; Holt, John W.; Blankenship, Donald D.	Geophysical Investigations of Marie Byrd Land Lithospheric Evolution (GIMBLE)	GIMBLE was proposed as the first systematic aerogeophysical investigation of the subglacial massif underlying central Marie Byrd Land. Aerogeophysically configured Baslers conducted 14 flights from Byrd Surface Camp and WAIS Divide Camp over two field seasons (January 2013 and December 2014). Airborne ice penetrating radar, gravity and magnetics were the primary datasets collected. Level 2 data represent geolocated geophysical properties (e.g ice thickness), derived from Level 1B measurements (e.g. radar echo delay). Dataset structures are based on those used for Operation Ice Bridge, and are line based data in ASCII space delimited .txt files, with a header delimited by leading "#" characters documenting column assignment and metadata. Georefering data is contained in .met files. GIMBLE.GR2HI2 contains line based data (in ASCII space delimited txt files) relating to ice thickness, bed elevation and bed reflectivity, extracted from 1-D focused radargrams by semiautomatic interpretation. Data was acquired using HiCARS2 in ICP5, and MARFA in ICP6. Some data loss occurred in ICP6 (in particular F10,F11, and F14), limiting the lines that were focused. Data reduction was led by D. Young and S. Kempf.	["POLYGON((-156 -74.5,-151.4 -74.5,-146.8 -74.5,-142.2 -74.5,-137.6 -74.5,-133 -74.5,-128.4 -74.5,-123.8 -74.5,-119.2 -74.5,-114.6 -74.5,-110 -74.5,-110 -75.05,-110 -75.6,-110 -76.15,-110 -76.7,-110 -77.25,-110 -77.8,-110 -78.35,-110 -78.9,-110 -79.45,-110 -80,-114.6 -80,-119.2 -80,-123.8 -80,-128.4 -80,-133 -80,-137.6 -80,-142.2 -80,-146.8 -80,-151.4 -80,-156 -80,-156 -79.45,-156 -78.9,-156 -78.35,-156 -77.8,-156 -77.25,-156 -76.7,-156 -76.15,-156 -75.6,-156 -75.05,-156 -74.5))"]	["POINT(-133 -77.25)"]	false	false
Temperature Reconstruction at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide	0539232	2017-01-12	Cuffey, Kurt M.	Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core	This dataset contains the temperature reconstruction at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide reported by Cuffey et al. (2016) in PNAS. Five files contain 1) the primary reconstruction (Eq. 2 of that publication), combining information from borehole temperatures, deuterium isotopic content of ice, and nitrogen-15 content of trapped diatomic nitrogen gas; 2) the primary reconstruction with higher-frequency content restored; 3) the lower limit of the primary reconstruction; 4) the upper limit of the primary reconstruction; and 5) and the primary reconstruction with added perturbations.	["POINT(-112.083 -79.467)"]	["POINT(-112.083 -79.467)"]	false	false
Climate Change and Predatory Invasion of the Antarctic Benthos	1141877	2017-01-10	Aronson, Richard	Collaborative Research: Climate Change and Predatory Invasion of the Antarctic Benthos	Elevated temperatures and ocean acidification are both threatening the Southern Ocean. The effects of these environmental changes are poorly understood, but preliminary data suggest that they are driving a biological invasion. Specifically, large populations of skeleton-crushing king crabs, Paralomis birsteini, have been detected off Marguerite Bay on the West Antarctic Peninsula. These crabs appear to be invading the continental shelf region where benthic communities have evolved in the absence of such top-predators. Thus, this invasion could result in a wholesale restructuring of the Antarctic benthic ecosystem. The proposed work seeks to document this invasion and better understand the effects of the introduction of P. birsteini on the ecology of this region. A towed underwater vehicle will be used to photographically image communities, and communities with and without P. birsteini will be compared quantitatively. Additionally, crabs will trapped and various aspects of their morphology and physiology will be assessed. This research is unique in that it will document a biological invasion in real-time and it will therefore enhance our general understandings of the drivers of invasion and resilience in biological communities. Results will be widely disseminated through publications as well as through presentations at national and international meetings. In addition, raw data will be made available through open-access databases. This project will support the research and training of undergraduate and graduate students and will foster an international collaboration with British scientists. Researchers on this project will participate in outreach thorough the development of K-12 curricular materials.	[]	[]	false	false
Climate Change and Predatory Invasion of the Antarctic Benthos	1141877	2016-01-01	Aronson, Richard	Collaborative Research: Climate Change and Predatory Invasion of the Antarctic Benthos	Elevated temperatures and ocean acidification are both threatening the Southern Ocean. The effects of these environmental changes are poorly understood, but preliminary data suggest that they are driving a biological invasion. Specifically, large populations of skeleton-crushing king crabs, Paralomis birsteini, have been detected off Marguerite Bay on the West Antarctic Peninsula. These crabs appear to be invading the continental shelf region where benthic communities have evolved in the absence of such top-predators. Thus, this invasion could result in a wholesale restructuring of the Antarctic benthic ecosystem. The proposed work seeks to document this invasion and better understand the effects of the introduction of P. birsteini on the ecology of this region. A towed underwater vehicle will be used to photographically image communities, and communities with and without P. birsteini will be compared quantitatively. Additionally, crabs will trapped and various aspects of their morphology and physiology will be assessed. This research is unique in that it will document a biological invasion in real-time and it will therefore enhance our general understandings of the drivers of invasion and resilience in biological communities. Results will be widely disseminated through publications as well as through presentations at national and international meetings. In addition, raw data will be made available through open-access databases. This project will support the research and training of undergraduate and graduate students and will foster an international collaboration with British scientists. Researchers on this project will participate in outreach thorough the development of K-12 curricular materials.	["POLYGON((-111.18 -49.98,-105.429 -49.98,-99.678 -49.98,-93.927 -49.98,-88.176 -49.98,-82.425 -49.98,-76.674 -49.98,-70.923 -49.98,-65.172 -49.98,-59.421 -49.98,-53.67 -49.98,-53.67 -52.826,-53.67 -55.672,-53.67 -58.518,-53.67 -61.364,-53.67 -64.21,-53.67 -67.056,-53.67 -69.902,-53.67 -72.748,-53.67 -75.594,-53.67 -78.44,-59.421 -78.44,-65.172 -78.44,-70.923 -78.44,-76.674 -78.44,-82.425 -78.44,-88.176 -78.44,-93.927 -78.44,-99.678 -78.44,-105.429 -78.44,-111.18 -78.44,-111.18 -75.594,-111.18 -72.748,-111.18 -69.902,-111.18 -67.056,-111.18 -64.21,-111.18 -61.364,-111.18 -58.518,-111.18 -55.672,-111.18 -52.826,-111.18 -49.98))"]	["POINT(-82.425 -64.21)"]	false	false
Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability and Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake and Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)	0839059	2016-01-01	Powell, Ross	Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability & Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake & Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)	The LISSARD project (Lake and Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling) is one of three research components of the WISSARD integrative initiative (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling) that is being funded by the Antarctic Integrated System Science Program of NSF's Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Division. The overarching scientific objective of WISSARD is to assess the role of water beneath a West Antarctic ice stream in interlinked glaciological, geological, microbiological, geochemical, and oceanographic systems. The LISSARD component of WISSARD focuses on the role of active subglacial lakes in determining how fast the West Antarctic ice sheet loses mass to the global ocean and influences global sea level changes. The importance of Antarctic subglacial lakes has only been recently recognized, and the lakes have been identified as high priority targets for scientific investigations because of their unknown contributions to ice sheet stability under future global warming scenarios. LISSARD has several primary science goals: A) To provide an observational basis for improving treatments of subglacial hydrological and mechanical processes in models of ice sheet mass balance and stability; B) To reconstruct the past history of ice stream stability by analyzing archives of past basal water and ice flow variability contained in subglacial sediments, porewater, lake water, and basal accreted ice; C) To provide background understanding of subglacial lake environments to benefit RAGES and GBASE (the other two components of the WISSARD project); and D) To synthesize data and concepts developed as part of this project to determine whether subglacial lakes play an important role in (de)stabilizing Antarctic ice sheets. We propose an unprecedented synthesis of approaches to studying ice sheet processes, including: (1) satellite remote sensing, (2) surface geophysics, (3) borehole observations and measurements and, (4) basal and subglacial sampling. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognized that the greatest uncertainties in assessing future global sea-level change stem from a poor understanding of ice sheet dynamics and ice sheet vulnerability to oceanic and atmospheric warming. Disintegration of the WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) alone would contribute 3-5 m to global sea-level rise, making WAIS a focus of scientific concern due to its potential susceptibility to internal or ocean-driven instability. The overall WISSARD project will test the overarching hypothesis that active water drainage connects various subglacial environments and exerts major control on ice sheet flow, geochemistry, metabolic and phylogenetic diversity, and biogeochemical transformations. Societal Relevance: Global warming, melting of ice sheets and consequential sea-level rise are of high societal relevance. Science Resource Development: After a 9-year hiatus WISSARD will provide the US-science community with a renewed capability to access and study sub-ice sheet environments. Developing this technological infrastructure will benefit the broader science community and assets will be accessible for future use through the NSF-OPP drilling contractor. Furthermore, these projects will pioneer an approach implementing recommendations from the National Research Council committee on Principles of Environmental Stewardship for the Exploration and Study of Subglacial Environments (2007). 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Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core	1043167	2016-01-01	White, James; Morris, Valerie; Vaughn, Bruce; Jones, Tyler R.	Collaborative Research: Stable Isotopes of Ice in the Transition and Glacial Sections of the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core	This award supports a project to contribute one of the cornerstone analyses, stable isotopes of ice (Delta-D, Delta-O18) to the ongoing West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS) deep ice core. The WAIS Divide drilling project, a multi-institution project to obtain a continuous high resolution ice core record from central West Antarctica, reached a depth of 2560 m in early 2010; it is expected to take one or two more field seasons to reach the ice sheet bed (~3300 m), plus an additional four seasons for borehole logging and other activities including proposed replicate coring. The current proposal requests support to complete analyses on the WAIS Divide core to the base, where the age will be ~100,000 years or more. These analyses will form the basis for the investigation of a number of outstanding questions in climate and glaciology during the last glacial period, focused on the dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the relationship of West Antarctic climate to that of the Northern polar regions, the tropical Pacific, and the rest of the globe, on time scales ranging from years to tens of thousands of years. One new aspect of this work is the growing expertise at the University of Washington in climate modeling with isotope-tracer-enabled general circulation models, which will aid in the interpretation of the data. Another major new aspect is the completion and use of a high-resolution, semi-automated sampling system at the University of Colorado, which will permit the continuous analysis of isotope ratios via laser spectroscopy, at an effective resolution of ~2 cm or less, providing inter-annual time resolution for most of the core. Because continuous flow analyses of stable ice isotopes is a relatively new measurement, we will complement them with parallel measurements, every ~10-20 m, using traditional discrete sampling and analysis by mass spectrometry at the University of Washington. The intellectual merit and the overarching goal of the work are to see Inland WAIS become the reference ice isotope record for West Antarctica. The broader impacts of the work are that the data generated in this project pertain directly to policy-relevant and immediate questions of the stability of the West Antarctic ice sheet, and thus past and future changes in sea level, as well as the nature of climate change in the high southern latitudes. The project will also contribute to the development of modern isotope analysis techniques using laser spectroscopy, with applications well beyond ice cores. The project will involve a graduate student and postdoc who will work with both P.I.s, and spend time at both institutions. Data will be made available rapidly through the Antarctic Glaciological Data Center, for use by other researchers and the public.	["POINT(-112.08 -79.47)"]	["POINT(-112.08 -79.47)"]	false	false
Glacial-interglacial History of West Antarctic Nunataks and Site Reconnaissance for Subglacial Bedrock Sampling	1142162	2016-01-01	Stone, John	Glacial-interglacial History of West Antarctic Nunataks and Site Reconnaissance for Subglacial Bedrock Sampling	This award supports a reconnaissance geological and radar-sounding study of promising sites in West Antarctica for a future project to measure cosmogenic nuclides in subglacial bedrock. Field work will take place in the Whitmore Mountains, close to the WAIS divide, and on the Nash and Pirrit Hills, downflow from the divide in the Weddell Sea drainage. At each site geological indicators of higher (and lower) ice levels in the past will be mapped and evidence of subglacial erosion or its absence will be documented. Elevation transects of both glacial erratics and adjacent bedrock samples will be collected to establish the timing of recent deglaciation at the sites and provide a complement to similar measurements on material from depth transects obtained by future subglacial drilling. At each site, bedrock ridges will be traced into the subsurface with closely-spaced ice-penetrating radar surveys, using a combination of instruments and frequencies to obtain the highest possible surface detail. Collectively the results will define prospective sites for subglacial sampling, and maximize the potential information to be obtained from such samples in future studies. The intellectual merit of this project is that measurements of cosmogenic nuclides in subglacial bedrock hold promise for resolving the questions of whether the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsed completely in the past, whether it is prone to repeated large deglaciations, and if so, what is their magnitude and frequency. Such studies will require careful choice of targets, to locate sites where bedrock geology is favorable, cosmogenic nuclide records are likely to have been protected from subglacial erosion, and the local ice-surface response is indicative of large-scale ice sheet behavior. The broader impacts of this work include helping to determine whether subglacial surfaces in West Antarctica were ever exposed to cosmic rays, which will provide unambiguous evidence for or against a smaller ice sheet in the past. This is an important step towards establishing whether the WAIS is vulnerable to collapse in future, and will ultimately help to address uncertainty in forecasting sea level change. The results will also provide ground truth for models of ice-sheet dynamics and long-term ice sheet evolution, and will help researchers use these models to identify paleoclimate conditions responsible for WAIS deglaciation. The education and training of students (both undergraduate and graduate students) will play an important role in the project, which will involve Antarctic fieldwork, technically challenging labwork, data collection and interpretation, and communication of the outcome to scientists and the general public.	["POLYGON((-104.14 -81.07,-102.24 -81.07,-100.34 -81.07,-98.44 -81.07,-96.54 -81.07,-94.64 -81.07,-92.74 -81.07,-90.84 -81.07,-88.94 -81.07,-87.04 -81.07,-85.14 -81.07,-85.14 -81.207,-85.14 -81.344,-85.14 -81.481,-85.14 -81.618,-85.14 -81.755,-85.14 -81.892,-85.14 -82.029,-85.14 -82.166,-85.14 -82.303,-85.14 -82.44,-87.04 -82.44,-88.94 -82.44,-90.84 -82.44,-92.74 -82.44,-94.64 -82.44,-96.54 -82.44,-98.44 -82.44,-100.34 -82.44,-102.24 -82.44,-104.14 -82.44,-104.14 -82.303,-104.14 -82.166,-104.14 -82.029,-104.14 -81.892,-104.14 -81.755,-104.14 -81.618,-104.14 -81.481,-104.14 -81.344,-104.14 -81.207,-104.14 -81.07))"]	["POINT(-94.64 -81.755)"]	false	false
Long-Term and Interannual Variability of Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance From Satellite Gravimetry and Other Geodetic Measurements	1043750	2016-01-01	Chen, Jianli	Collaborative Research: Long-Term and Interannual Variability of Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance From Satellite Gravimetry and Other Geodetic Measurements	This award supports a project to improve the estimate of long-term and inter-annual variability of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance at continental, regional, and catchment scales, using satellite gravity measurements from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and other geodetic measurements. The work will improve the quantification of long-term mass change rates over Antarctica using GRACE gravity data with a longer record and newer generation(s) of products and will develop advanced numerical forward modeling techniques that can accurately correct leakage effects associated with GRACE data processing, and significantly improve spatial resolution of GRACE mass rate estimates over Antarctica. The work will also contribute to a better understanding of crustal uplift rates due to postglacial rebound (PGR) and present day ice load change over Antarctica via PGR models, GPS measurements, and combined analysis of GRACE and ICESat elevation changes. Inter-annual variations of ice mass over Antarctica will be investigated at continental and catchment scales and connections to regional climate change will be studied. The major deliverables from this study will be improved assessments of ice mass balance for the entire Antarctic ice sheet and potential contribution to global mean sea level rise. The work will also provide estimates of regional ice mass change rates over Antarctica, with a focus along the coast in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, the Peninsula in West Antarctica, and in Wilkes Land and Victoria Land in East Antarctica. Estimates of inter-annual ice mass change over Antarctica at various spatial scales, and assessments of uncertainty of GRACE ice rate estimates and PGR models errors over Antarctica will also be made. The intellectual merits of the proposed investigation include 1) providing improved assessments of Antarctic ice mass balance at different temporal and spatial scales with unprecedented accuracy, an important contribution to broad areas of polar science research; 2) combining high accuracy GPS vertical uplift measurements and PGR models to better quantify long-term crust uplift effects that are not distinguishable from ice mass changes by GRACE; and 3) unifying the work of several investigations at the forefront of quantifying ice sheet and glacier mass balance and crustal uplift based on a variety of modern space geodetic observations. The broader impacts include the fact that the project will actively involve student participation and training, through the support of two graduate students. In addition the project will contribute to general education and public outreach (E/PO) activities and the results from this investigation will help inspire future geoscientists and promote public awareness of significant manifestations of climate change.	["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability and Subglacial Life Habitats - Robotic Access to Grounding-zones for Exploration and Science (RAGES)	0839107	2016-01-01	Powell, Ross	Collaborative Research: Integrative Study of Marine Ice Sheet Stability & Subglacial Life Habitats in W Antarctica - Lake & Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (LISSARD)	The RAGES project (Robotic Access to Grounding zones for Exploration and Science) is one of three research components of the WISSARD (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling) integrative initiative that is being funded by the Antarctic Integrated System Science Program of NSF's Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Division. The overarching scientific objective of WISSARD is to assess the role of water beneath a West Antarctic ice stream in interlinked glaciological, geological, microbiological, geochemical, and oceanographic systems. The RAGES component of WISSARD concentrates on the stability of ice stream grounding zones (GZ), the area where the ice, ocean waters and glacial and sea floor sediment interact. Based on our present limited data and modeling efforts, GZs can be perturbed by (i) internal ice stream dynamics, (ii) filling/draining cycles of subglacial lakes, (iii) increased melting by warming ocean waters, and/or (iv) rates of subglacial sediment (till) supply to the GZ. GZs are seen as high priority targets to investigate due to their unknown contributions to ice sheet stability under future global warming scenarios. The three main science goals for RAGES are to assess: (a) West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) stability relative to the magnitudes of the four main variables listed above; (b) the degree to which grounding-zone sedimentary systems house important records of past WAIS dynamics; and (c) the importance of microbial activity and subglacial geochemical weathering in supplying nutrients to the WAIS grounding zone, the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) cavity, and the highly productive Southern Ocean that may ultimately influence global biogeochemical cycles. The RAGES field sampling plan integrates surface geophysical surveys with borehole and subglacial sampling and measurements. The boreholes provide: (1) samples of subglacial water, sediments, and basal ice for biological, geochemical, glaciological, sedimentological, and micropaleontological analyses; (2) measures of subglacial and sub-ice-shelf cavity physical and chemical conditions and their spatial variability; and (3) data on sediment types, state and change of the subglacial water discharge, oceanography, and basal ice at the grounding line and within the nearby sub-ice-shelf cavity. Unique tools to be deployed include a multisensor Sub-Ice ROVer (Remotely Operated Vehicle) and long-term, sub-ice oceanographic moorings. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognized that the greatest uncertainties in assessing future global sea-level change stem from a poor understanding of ice sheet dynamics and ice sheet vulnerability to oceanic and atmospheric warming. Disintegration of the WAIS (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) alone would contribute 3-5 m to global sea-level rise, making WAIS a focus of scientific concern due to its potential susceptibility to internal or ocean-driven instability. The overall WISSARD project will test the overarching hypothesis that active water drainage connects various subglacial environments and exerts major control on ice sheet flow, geochemistry, metabolic and phylogenetic diversity, and biogeochemical transformations. Societal Relevance: Global warming, melting of ice sheets and consequential sea-level rise are of high societal relevance. Science Resource Development: After a 9-year hiatus WISSARD will provide the US-science community with a renewed capability to access and study sub-ice sheet environments. Developing this technological infrastructure will benefit the broader science community and assets will be accessible for future use through the NSF-OPP drilling contractor. The RAGES project represents a significant advance in polar technology by incorporating the use of complex new instrumentation like the Sub-Ice ROVer and subglacial ocean/lake mooring systems. Furthermore, these projects will pioneer an approach implementing recommendations from the National Research Council committee on Principles of Environmental Stewardship for the Exploration and Study of Subglacial Environments (2007). Education and Outreach (E/O): These activities are grouped into four categories: i) increasing student participation in polar research by fully integrating them in our research programs; ii) introducing new investigators to the polar sciences by incorporating promising young investigators in our programs, iii) promotion of K-12 teaching and learning programs by incorporating various teachers and NSTA programs, and iv) reaching a larger public audience through such venues as popular science magazines, museum based activities and videography and documentary films. 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Ice Sheet Model Output, West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation	1043018	2015-12-03	Pollard, David	Collaborative Research: A New Reconstruction of the Last West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation in the Ross Sea	Ice-sheet model output of Antarctic Ice Sheet simulations spanning 30,000 years BP to 5000+ years in the future.	["POINT(-85 -82)"]	["POINT(-85 -82)"]	false	false
Mount Moulton Isotopes and Other Ice Core Data	0230316	2015-11-24	Steig, Eric J.; White, James; Popp, Trevor	Collaborative Research: Refining a 500-kry Climate Record From the Moulton Blue Ice Field in West Antarctica	This data set consists of water isotope ratios from the Mt. Moulton ice-trench record, as well as data from the Taylor Dome, EPICA Dome C, Talos Dome, Vostok, and EPICA Dronning Maud Land ice cores.	["POINT(-134.43 -74.04)"]	["POINT(-134.43 -74.04)"]	false	false
Ultra-trace Measurements in the WAIS Divide 06A Ice Core	1043780	2015-10-27	Aydin, Murat; Saltzman, Eric	Carbonyl Sulfide Measurements in the Deep West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core	These data contain the results of gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of 207 samples from the WAIS Divide 06A ice core. The trace gases found in the 207 samples are ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), n-butane (n-C4H10), carbonyl sulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS2), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), and methyl bromide (CH3Br).	["POINT(-112.1 -79.5)"]	["POINT(-112.1 -79.5)"]	false	false
Borehole Temperatures at Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica	0732730	2015-07-31	Truffer, Martin; Stanton, Timothy	Collaborative Research; IPY: Ocean-Ice Interaction in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica	This data set is a time series of borehole temperatures at different depths from three thermistor strings deployed in three boreholes drilled through the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, Antarctica.	["POINT(-100.5 -75.1)"]	["POINT(-100.5 -75.1)"]	false	false
Continuous, Ultra-high Resolution WAIS-Divide Ice Core Methane Record 9.8-67.2 ka BP	1043518 1142166 0839093 0944552 1142041	2015-07-23	McConnell, Joseph; Brook, Edward J.; Rhodes, Rachel	Collaborative Research: Completing an ultra-high resolution methane record from the WAIS Divide ice core	This data set contains methane concentrations from a West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core obtained by an online, continuous technique (Stowasser, et al. 2012). <br></br> IMPORTANT NOTE: The experiment-time-integrated data are made available as a comprehensive archive of WAIS-Divide methane measurements. In the vast majority of cases the 2-yearly spline fit will be the most suitable for your application (Rhodes_Science_2015_WD_CH4_noaa-wdc-paleo (8).xlsx or Rhodes_Science_2015_WD_CH4_noaa-wdc-paleo.txt). <br> </br> For more detailed information on the 2 yearly cubic smoothing spline please refer to references listed, in particular, the Supplementary Material of Rhodes et al. (2015).	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	false	false
Surface Temperature Reconstruction from Borehole Temperature Measurement in WDC05A	0440701	2015-06-08	Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.; Orsi, Anais J.	Collaborative Research: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Divide Drilling Site	This data set shows the modeled surface temperature reconstruction from an inversion of the 300 m WDC05A borehole at the West Antarctic Divide Ice core site.	["POINT(-112.125 -79.463)"]	["POINT(-112.125 -79.463)"]	false	false
Borehole Temperature Measurement in WDC05A in January 2008 and January 2009	0538657	2015-06-08	Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.; Orsi, Anais J.	Nitrogen and Oxygen Gas Isotopes in the WAIS Divide Ice Core as Constraints on Chronology, Temperature, and Accumulation Rate	This data set includes borehole temperature measurements performed in January 2008 and January 2009 at the West Antarctic Ice sheet divide from the 300 m hole WDC05A.	["POINT(-112.125 -79.463)"]	["POINT(-112.125 -79.463)"]	false	false
Average Annual Layer Thickness of the WAIS Divide Ice Core from Visual Stratigraphy	1043313	2015-03-11	Spencer, Matthew	Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core	This data set includes ~50 m averaged annual layer thicknesses down to 3403 m depth at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core as observed visually using diffuse transmitted light opposite a planed surface in a light-shielded booth in the core-processing line at the National Ice Core Lab in Denver, CO.	["POINT(-112.0865 -79.4676)"]	["POINT(-112.0865 -79.4676)"]	false	false
C-axis Fabric from Physical Properties Samples of the WAIS Divide Ice Core	1043528	2015-03-10	Voigt, Donald E.; Alley, Richard; Fitzpatrick, Joan	Collaborative Research: Continued Study of Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core	This data set contains c-axis fabric measurements and grain area from the physical properties samples taken from the main West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core, WDC06A , Antarctica.	["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"]	["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"]	false	false
Annual Satellite Era Accumulation Patterns Over WAIS Divide: A Study Using Shallow Ice Cores, Near-Surface Radars and Satellites	0944653	2015-01-01	Forster, Richard	Collaborative Research: Annual satellite era accumulation patterns over WAIS Divide: A study using shallow ice cores, near-surface radars and satellites	This award supports a project to broaden the knowledge of annual accumulation patterns over the West Antarctic Ice Sheet by processing existing near-surface radar data taken on the US ITASE traverse in 2000 and by gathering and validating new ultra/super-high-frequency (UHF) radar images of near surface layers (to depths of ~15 m), expanding abilities to monitor recent annual accumulation patterns from point source ice cores to radar lines. Shallow (15 m) ice cores will be collected in conjunction with UHF radar images to confirm that radar echoed returns correspond with annual layers, and/or sub-annual density changes in the near-surface snow, as determined from ice core stable isotopes. This project will additionally improve accumulation monitoring from space-borne instruments by comparing the spatial-radar-derived-annual accumulation time series to the passive microwave time series dating back over 3 decades and covering most of Antarctica. The intellectual merit of this project is that mapping the spatial and temporal variations in accumulation rates over the Antarctic ice sheet is essential for understanding ice sheet responses to climate forcing. Antarctic precipitation rate is projected to increase up to 20% in the coming century from the predicted warming. Accumulation is a key component for determining ice sheet mass balance and, hence, sea level rise, yet our ability to measure annual accumulation variability over the past 5 decades (satellite era) is mostly limited to point-source ice cores. Developing a radar and ice core derived annual accumulation dataset will provide validation data for space-born remote sensing algorithms, climate models and, additionally, establish accumulation trends. The broader impacts of the project are that it will advance discovery and understanding within the climatology, glaciology and remote sensing communities by verifying the use of UHF radars to monitor annual layers as determined by visual, chemical and isotopic analysis from corresponding shallow ice cores and will provide a dataset of annual to near-annual accumulation measurements over the past ~5 decades across WAIS divide from existing radar data and proposed radar data. By determining if temporal changes in the passive microwave signal are correlated with temporal changes in accumulation will help assess the utility of passive microwave remote sensing to monitor accumulation rates over ice sheets for future decades. The project will promote teaching, training and learning, and increase representation of underrepresented groups by becoming involved in the NASA History of Winter project and Thermochron Mission and by providing K-12 teachers with training to monitor snow accumulation and temperature here in the US, linking polar research to the student's backyard. The project will train both undergraduate and graduate students in polar research and will encouraging young investigators to become involved in careers in science. In particular, two REU students will participate in original research projects as part of this larger project, from development of a hypothesis to presentation and publication of the results. The support of a new, young woman scientist will help to increase gender diversity in polar research.	["POLYGON((-119.4 -78.1,-118.46 -78.1,-117.52 -78.1,-116.58 -78.1,-115.64 -78.1,-114.7 -78.1,-113.76 -78.1,-112.82 -78.1,-111.88 -78.1,-110.94 -78.1,-110 -78.1,-110 -78.29,-110 -78.48,-110 -78.67,-110 -78.86,-110 -79.05,-110 -79.24,-110 -79.43,-110 -79.62,-110 -79.81,-110 -80,-110.94 -80,-111.88 -80,-112.82 -80,-113.76 -80,-114.7 -80,-115.64 -80,-116.58 -80,-117.52 -80,-118.46 -80,-119.4 -80,-119.4 -79.81,-119.4 -79.62,-119.4 -79.43,-119.4 -79.24,-119.4 -79.05,-119.4 -78.86,-119.4 -78.67,-119.4 -78.48,-119.4 -78.29,-119.4 -78.1))"]	["POINT(-114.7 -79.05)"]	false	false
Optical Fabric and Fiber Logging of Glacial Ice (1142010)	1142010	2015-01-01	Talghader, Joseph	Optical Fabric and Fiber Logging of Glacial Ice	This award supports a project to combine the expertise of both glaciologists and optical engineers to develop polarization- preserving optical scattering techniques for borehole tools to identify changes in high-resolution crystal structure (fabric) and dust content of glacial ice. The intellectual merit of this work is that the fabric and impurity content of the ice contain details on climate, volcanic activity and ice flow history. Such fabric measurements are currently taken by slicing an ice core into sections after it has started to depressurize which is an extremely time-intensive process that damages the core and does not always preserve the properties of ice in its in-situ state. In addition the ice core usually must be consumed in order to measure the components of the dust. The fabric measurements of this study utilize the concept that singly-scattered light in ice preserves most of its polarization when it is backscattered once from bubbles or dust; therefore, changes to the polarization of singly-backscattered light must originate with the birefringence. Measurements based on this concept will enable this program to obtain continuous records of fabric and correlate them to chronology and dust content. The project will also develop advanced borehole instruments to replace current logging tools, which require optical sources, detectors and power cables to be submerged in borehole fluid and lowered into the ice sheet at temperatures of -50oC. The use of telecommunications fiber will allow all sources and detectors to remain at the surface and enable low-noise signal processing techniques such as lock-in amplification that increase signal integrity and reduce needed power. Further, fiber logging systems would be much smaller and more flexible than current tools and capable of navigating most boreholes without a heavy winch. In order to assess fabric in situ and test fiber-optic borehole tools, field measurements will be made at WAIS Divide and a deep log will also be made at Siple Dome, both in West Antarctica. If successful, the broader impacts of the proposed research would include the development of new analytical methods and lightweight logging tools for ice drilling research that can operate in boreholes drilled in ice. Eventually the work could result in the development of better prehistoric records of glacier flow, atmospheric particulates, precipitation, and climate forcing. The project encompasses a broad base of theoretical, experimental, and design work, which makes it ideal for training graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Collaboration with schools and classroom teachers will help bring aspects of optics, climate, and polar science to an existing Middle School curriculum.	["POLYGON((-148.81 -79.42,-145.111 -79.42,-141.412 -79.42,-137.713 -79.42,-134.014 -79.42,-130.315 -79.42,-126.616 -79.42,-122.917 -79.42,-119.218 -79.42,-115.519 -79.42,-111.82 -79.42,-111.82 -79.643,-111.82 -79.866,-111.82 -80.089,-111.82 -80.312,-111.82 -80.535,-111.82 -80.758,-111.82 -80.981,-111.82 -81.204,-111.82 -81.427,-111.82 -81.65,-115.519 -81.65,-119.218 -81.65,-122.917 -81.65,-126.616 -81.65,-130.315 -81.65,-134.014 -81.65,-137.713 -81.65,-141.412 -81.65,-145.111 -81.65,-148.81 -81.65,-148.81 -81.427,-148.81 -81.204,-148.81 -80.981,-148.81 -80.758,-148.81 -80.535,-148.81 -80.312,-148.81 -80.089,-148.81 -79.866,-148.81 -79.643,-148.81 -79.42))"]	["POINT(-130.315 -80.535)"]	false	false
A New Reconstruction of the Last West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation in the Ross Sea	1043485	2015-01-01	Kurz, Mark D.; Curtice, Josh	Collaborative Research: A New Reconstruction of the Last West Antarctic Ice Sheet Deglaciation in the Ross Sea	This award supports a project to develop a better understanding of the response of the WAIS to climate change. The timing of the last deglaciation of the western Ross Sea will be improved using in situ terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides (3He, 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl) to date glacial erratics at key areas and elevations along the western Ross Sea coast. A state-of-the art ice sheet-shelf model will be used to identify mechanisms of deglaciation of the Ross Sea sector of WAIS. The model results and forcing will be compared with observations including the new cosmogenic data proposed here, with the aim of better determining and understanding the history and causes of WAIS deglaciation in the Ross Sea. There is considerable uncertainty, however, in the history of grounding line retreat from its last glacial maximum position, and virtually nothing is known about the timing of ice- surface lowering prior to ~10,000 years ago. Given these uncertainties, we are currently unable to assess one of the most important questions regarding the last deglaciation of the global ice sheets, namely as to whether the Ross Sea sector of WAIS contributed significantly to meltwater pulse 1A (MWP-1A), an extraordinarily rapid (~500-year duration) episode of ~20 m sea-level rise that occurred ~14,500 years ago. The intellectual merit of this project is that recent observations of startling changes at the margins of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets indicate that dynamic responses to warming may play a much greater role in the future mass balance of ice sheets than considered in current numerical projections of sea level rise. The broader impacts of this work are that it has direct societal relevance to developing an improved understanding of the response of the West Antarctic ice sheet to current and possible future environmental changes including the sea-level response to glacier and ice sheet melting due to global warming. The PI will communicate results from this project to a variety of audiences through the publication of peer-reviewed papers and by giving talks to public audiences. Finally the project will support a graduate student and undergraduate students in all phases of field-work, laboratory work and data interpretation.	["POLYGON((163.4 -77.47989,163.9848 -77.47989,164.5696 -77.47989,165.1544 -77.47989,165.7392 -77.47989,166.324 -77.47989,166.9088 -77.47989,167.4936 -77.47989,168.0784 -77.47989,168.6632 -77.47989,169.248 -77.47989,169.248 -77.565701,169.248 -77.651512,169.248 -77.737323,169.248 -77.823134,169.248 -77.908945,169.248 -77.994756,169.248 -78.080567,169.248 -78.166378,169.248 -78.252189,169.248 -78.338,168.6632 -78.338,168.0784 -78.338,167.4936 -78.338,166.9088 -78.338,166.324 -78.338,165.7392 -78.338,165.1544 -78.338,164.5696 -78.338,163.9848 -78.338,163.4 -78.338,163.4 -78.252189,163.4 -78.166378,163.4 -78.080567,163.4 -77.994756,163.4 -77.908945,163.4 -77.823134,163.4 -77.737323,163.4 -77.651512,163.4 -77.565701,163.4 -77.47989))"]	["POINT(166.324 -77.908945)"]	false	false
The effects of ocean acidification and rising sea surface temperatures on shallow-water benthic organisms in Antarctica	1041022	2015-01-01	McClintock, James; Amsler, Charles; Angus, Robert	The effects of ocean acidification and rising sea surface temperatures on shallow-water benthic organisms in Antarctica	The research will investigate the individual and combined effects of rising ocean acidification and sea surface temperatures on shallow-water calcified benthic organisms in western Antarctic Peninsular (WAP) marine communities. The Southern Ocean is predicted to become undersaturated in terms of both aragonite and calcite within 50 and 100 years, respectively, challenging calcification processes. Adding to the problem, antarctic calcified benthic marine organisms are more vulnerable to ocean acidification than temperate and tropical species because they are generally weakly calcified. Many antarctic organisms are essentially stenothermal, and those in the West Antarctic Peninsula are being subjected to rising seawater temperatures. The project employs both single-species and multi-species level approaches to evaluating the impacts of rising ocean acidification and seawater temperature on representative calcified and non-calcified macroalgae, on calcified and non-calcified mesograzers, and on a calcified macro-grazer, all of which are important ecological players in the rich benthic communities. Multi-species analysis will focus on the diverse assemblage of amphipods and mesogastropods that are associated with dominant macroalgae that collectively play a key role in community dynamics along the WAP. The project will support undergraduate research, both through NSF programs, as well as home university-based programs, some designed to enhance the representation of minorities in the sciences. The principal investigators also will support and foster graduate education through mentoring of graduate students. Through their highly successful UAB IN ANTARCTICA interactive web program, they will continue to involve large numbers of teachers, K-12 students, and other members of the community at large in their scientific endeavors in Antarctica.	["POLYGON((-79 -60,-76.4 -60,-73.8 -60,-71.2 -60,-68.6 -60,-66 -60,-63.4 -60,-60.8 -60,-58.2 -60,-55.6 -60,-53 -60,-53 -61,-53 -62,-53 -63,-53 -64,-53 -65,-53 -66,-53 -67,-53 -68,-53 -69,-53 -70,-55.6 -70,-58.2 -70,-60.8 -70,-63.4 -70,-66 -70,-68.6 -70,-71.2 -70,-73.8 -70,-76.4 -70,-79 -70,-79 -69,-79 -68,-79 -67,-79 -66,-79 -65,-79 -64,-79 -63,-79 -62,-79 -61,-79 -60))"]	["POINT(-66 -65)"]	false	false
Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System	0732844 0758274 0632198	2014-11-03	Parizek, Byron R.; Blankenship, Donald D.; Dupont, Todd K.; Holt, John W.	IPY: Flow Dynamics of the Amundsen Sea Glaciers: Thwaites and Pine Island. Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System	This data set consists of experimental output from a higher-order finite-element model that was utilized in conjunction with existing data sets to isolate essential physical processes affecting Thwaites Glacier (TG) in the Amundsen Sea Embayment (ASE) of West Antarctica.	["POLYGON((-110.06 -74.05,-109.582 -74.05,-109.104 -74.05,-108.626 -74.05,-108.148 -74.05,-107.67 -74.05,-107.192 -74.05,-106.714 -74.05,-106.236 -74.05,-105.758 -74.05,-105.28 -74.05,-105.28 -74.31,-105.28 -74.57,-105.28 -74.83,-105.28 -75.09,-105.28 -75.35,-105.28 -75.61,-105.28 -75.87,-105.28 -76.13,-105.28 -76.39,-105.28 -76.65,-105.758 -76.65,-106.236 -76.65,-106.714 -76.65,-107.192 -76.65,-107.67 -76.65,-108.148 -76.65,-108.626 -76.65,-109.104 -76.65,-109.582 -76.65,-110.06 -76.65,-110.06 -76.39,-110.06 -76.13,-110.06 -75.87,-110.06 -75.61,-110.06 -75.35,-110.06 -75.09,-110.06 -74.83,-110.06 -74.57,-110.06 -74.31,-110.06 -74.05))"]	["POINT(-107.67 -75.35)"]	false	false
Temperature Profile of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Deep Borehole	0539232	2014-04-30	Cuffey, Kurt M.; Clow, Gary D.	Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core	This data set reports depth versus temperatures in the fluid-filled portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS–D) deep borehole (70 to 3328 meters depth). Data were acquired on December 5, 2011 and have been post-processed to convert resistance to temperature.	["POINT(-112.0865 -79.4676)"]	["POINT(-112.0865 -79.4676)"]	false	false
Late Holocene Methane Concentrations from WAIS Divide and GISP2	0538578 0538538 0944584	2014-01-31	Mitchell, Logan E	Collaborative Research: Constructing an Ultra-high Resolution Atmospheric Methane Record for the Last 140,000 Years from WAIS Divide Core.	This data set measures methane concentrations in ancient air trapped in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide and Greenland Ice Sheet Project (GISP2) ice cores; presenting two, high-resolution ice core methane records of the past 2500 years, one from each pole. These measurements were used to reconstruct the methane Inter-Polar Difference (IPD) during the late Holocene. Also included are model results of methane emissions that were presented in the manuscript describing this data set.	["POINT(-38.5 72.6)", "POINT(-112.0865 -79.4676)"]	["POINT(-38.5 72.6)", "POINT(-112.0865 -79.4676)"]	false	false
Validating contrasting terrestrial climate-sensitive Pliocene deposits through high resolution modeling of paleo-environments in the Transantarctic Mountains	1354231	2014-01-01	Kowalewski, Douglas	Validating contrasting terrestrial climate-sensitive Pliocene deposits through high resolution modeling of paleo-environments in the Transantarctic Mountains	Intellectual Merit: Neogene sediment records recovered by ANDRILL suggest multiple events of open water conditions and elevated sea surface temperatures at times when terrestrial data from the McMurdo Dry Valleys indicate hyper arid, cold, desert conditions. Interpretation of the ANDRILL data suggests the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is highly sensitive to changes in Pliocene sea surface temperatures and this conclusion has been supported by recent Global Circulation Model results for the early to mid Pliocene. The PIs propose to model paleo-ice configurations and warm orbits associated with a WAIS collapse to assess potential climate change in East Antarctica. During such episodes of polar warmth they propose to answer: What is the limit of ablation along the East Antarctic Ice Sheet?; Are relict landforms in the Dry Valleys susceptible to modification from increase in maximum summertime temperatures?; and Is there sufficient increase in minimum wintertime temperatures to sustain a tundra environment in the Dry Valleys? Integration of depositional records and model outputs have the potential to test the performance of numerical models currently under development as part of ANDRILL; reconcile inconsistencies between marine and terrestrial paleoclimate records in high Southern Latitudes; and improve understanding of Antarctic climate and ice volume sensitivity to forcing for both the East Antarctic and West Antarctic Ice Sheets. Broader impacts: Results from this study have the potential to be used widely by the research community. Outreach to local elementary schools from other funded efforts will continue and be extended to homeschooled students. A Post Doc will be supported as part of this award.	["POLYGON((-160 -70,-156 -70,-152 -70,-148 -70,-144 -70,-140 -70,-136 -70,-132 -70,-128 -70,-124 -70,-120 -70,-120 -71.5,-120 -73,-120 -74.5,-120 -76,-120 -77.5,-120 -79,-120 -80.5,-120 -82,-120 -83.5,-120 -85,-124 -85,-128 -85,-132 -85,-136 -85,-140 -85,-144 -85,-148 -85,-152 -85,-156 -85,-160 -85,-160 -83.5,-160 -82,-160 -80.5,-160 -79,-160 -77.5,-160 -76,-160 -74.5,-160 -73,-160 -71.5,-160 -70))"]	["POINT(-140 -77.5)"]	false	false
East Antarctic outlet glacier contributions to the Ross Sea from chronology of detrital grains	1043619	2014-01-01	Hemming, Sidney R.	Collaborative Research: East Antarctic outlet glacier contributions to the Ross Sea from chronology of detrital grains	Intellectual Merit: The PIs proposed a provenance study of glacial deposits in the Ross Embayment that will provide a broad scale geochronologic survey of detrital minerals in till to help characterize bedrock beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet and constrain Antarctica?s glacial history. This project capitalizes on previous investments in field sampling. Analytical tools applied to single mineral grains extracted from existing collections of glacial till will generate ?fingerprints? of East Antarctic outlet glaciers and West Antarctic till to refine paleo-ice flow models for the Ross Embayment during the last glacial maximum, older records from ANDRILL cores, and to assess IRD sources in the Southern Ocean. New provenance tracers will include a suite of geochronological methods that together provide greater insights into the orogenic and erosional history the region. This project will include U/Pb of detrital zircons, (U-Th)/He on a subset of the U/Pb dated zircons, as well as Ar-Ar of detrital hornblende, mica and feldspars. Broader Impacts: This research will train one M.S. student at IUPUI, a Ph.D. student at Columbia, and several undergraduates at both institutions. Graduate students involved in the project will be involved in mentoring undergraduate researchers. Incorporation of research discoveries will be brought into the classroom by providing concrete examples and exercises at the appropriate level. Licht and Columbia graduate student E. Pierce are developing outreach projects with local secondary school teachers to investigate the provenance of glacial materials in their local areas. The research will have broad applicability to many fields.	["POLYGON((-180 -63.997,-179.7982 -63.997,-179.5964 -63.997,-179.3946 -63.997,-179.1928 -63.997,-178.991 -63.997,-178.7892 -63.997,-178.5874 -63.997,-178.3856 -63.997,-178.1838 -63.997,-177.982 -63.997,-177.982 -66.3324,-177.982 -68.6678,-177.982 -71.0032,-177.982 -73.3386,-177.982 -75.674,-177.982 -78.0094,-177.982 -80.3448,-177.982 -82.6802,-177.982 -85.0156,-177.982 -87.351,-178.1838 -87.351,-178.3856 -87.351,-178.5874 -87.351,-178.7892 -87.351,-178.991 -87.351,-179.1928 -87.351,-179.3946 -87.351,-179.5964 -87.351,-179.7982 -87.351,180 -87.351,172.54273 -87.351,165.08546 -87.351,157.62819 -87.351,150.17092 -87.351,142.71365 -87.351,135.25638 -87.351,127.79911 -87.351,120.34184 -87.351,112.88457 -87.351,105.4273 -87.351,105.4273 -85.0156,105.4273 -82.6802,105.4273 -80.3448,105.4273 -78.0094,105.4273 -75.674,105.4273 -73.3386,105.4273 -71.0032,105.4273 -68.6678,105.4273 -66.3324,105.4273 -63.997,112.88457 -63.997,120.34184 -63.997,127.79911 -63.997,135.25638 -63.997,142.71365 -63.997,150.17092 -63.997,157.62819 -63.997,165.08546 -63.997,172.54273 -63.997,-180 -63.997))"]	["POINT(143.72265 -75.674)"]	false	false
Ocean-Ice Interaction in the Amundsen Sea Sector of West Antarctica	0732804	2014-01-01	McPhee, Miles G.	Collaborative Research; IPY: Ocean-Ice Interaction in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica	The Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Integrated and System Science Program has made this award to support an interdisciplinary study of the effects of the ocean on the stability of glacial ice in the most dynamic region the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, namely the Pine Island Glacier in the Amundsen Sea Embayment. The collaborative project builds on the knowledge gained by the highly successful West Antarctic Ice Sheet program and is being jointly sponsored with NASA. Recent observations indicate a significant ice loss, equivalent to 10% of the ongoing increase in sea-level rise, in this region. These changes are largest along the coast and propagate rapidly inland, indicating the critical impact of the ocean on ice sheet stability in the region. While a broad range of remote sensing and ground-based instrumentation is available to characterize changes of the ice surface and internal structure (deformation, ice motion, melt) and the shape of the underlying sediment and rock bed, instrumentation has yet to be successfully deployed for observing boundary layer processes of the ocean cavity which underlies the floating ice shelf and where rapid melting is apparently occurring. Innovative, mini ocean sensors that can be lowered through boreholes in the ice shelf (about 500 m thick) will be developed and deployed to automatically provide ocean profiling information over at least three years. Their data will be transmitted through a conducting cable frozen in the borehole to the surface where it will be further transmitted via satellite to a laboratory in the US. Geophysical and remote sensing methods (seismic, GPS, altimetry, stereo imaging, radar profiling) will be applied to map the geometry of the ice shelf, the shape of the sub ice-shelf cavity, the ice surface geometry and deformations within the glacial ice. To integrate the seismic, glaciological and oceanographic observations, a new 3-dimensional coupled ice-ocean model is being developed which will be the first of its kind. NASA is supporting satellite based research and the deployment of a robotic-camera system to explore the environment in the ocean cavity underlying the ice shelf and NSF is supporting all other aspects of this study. Broader impacts: This project is motivated by the potential societal impacts of rapid sea level rise and should result in critically needed improvements in characterizing and predicting the behavior of coupled ocean-ice systems. It is a contribution to the International Polar Year and was endorsed by the International Council for Science as a component of the 'Multidisciplinary Study of the Amundsen Sea Embayment' proposal #258 of the honeycomb of endorsed IPY activities. The research involves substantial international partnerships with the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bristol in the UK. The investigators will partner with the previously funded 'Polar Palooza' education and outreach program in addition to undertaking a diverse set of outreach activities of their own. Eight graduate students and one undergraduate as well as one post doc will be integrated into this research project.	["POINT(166.25 -77.42)"]	["POINT(166.25 -77.42)"]	false	false
Geodynamic Models of Subsidence and Lithospheric Flexure at the ANDRILL Drill Sites: Implications for Cenozoic Tectonics and Ice Sheet History	1043700	2014-01-01	Harry, Dennis L.	Geodynamic Models of Subsidence and Lithospheric Flexure at the ANDRILL Drill Sites: Implications for Cenozoic Tectonics and Ice Sheet History	Intellectual Merit: This research will place the subsidence history of the southern Victoria Land Basin into a quantitative geodynamic context and will assess the influence of flexure associated with late Neogene volcanic loading of the crust by the Erebus Volcanic Group. This will be done by extending geodynamic models of extension in the West Antarctic Rift System to include extensional hiatuses hypothesized to have occurred during the Late Paleogene and Miocene, and by developing a new geodynamic model of volcanic loading and associated lithosphere flexure. Finite element and finite difference modeling methods will be used. In the first phase of the project, a series of extensional geodynamic models will be developed to examine the effect that proposed extensional hiatuses have on the style of extension, with emphasis placed on developing a process based understanding of the change in rift style from diffuse during the Late Cretaceous to more focused during the Cenozoic. The models will test the hypotheses that extensional hiatuses led to the change in rifting style, and will place constraints on the timing and duration of the hiatuses. The second phase of the project will use the thermal and rheological properties of the previous models to constrain the flexural rigidity of the lithosphere in order to model the flexural response to volcanic loading to test the hypotheses that flexural subsidence contributed to cyclic changes between grounded and floating ice at the ANDRILL AND-1A site, complicating interpretations of the climatic record from this core, and that flexure contributes to the stress orientation at the AND-2B site, which is inconsistent with the expected regional extensional stress orientation. Broader impacts: The project will train an undergraduate student and an M.S. student. Outreach activities include a planned series of talks at regional high schools, junior colleges, and 4-year colleges that have geology programs.	["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
Temperature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet	8519083 9615420	2013-06-13	Engelhardt, Hermann	Basal Conditions of Ice Stream D and Related Borehole Studies of Antarctic Ice Stream Mechanics	This data set contains temperature-depth profile measurements taken in 22 boreholes drilled on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which exhibit two distinctly different thermal states of basal ice: a warm state and a relatively colder state. The data are available in ASCII Text Format (.txt) and Portable Document Format (PDF) via FTP.	["POLYGON((-148.808333 -81.07364,-147.5100275 -81.07364,-146.211722 -81.07364,-144.9134165 -81.07364,-143.615111 -81.07364,-142.3168055 -81.07364,-141.0185 -81.07364,-139.7201945 -81.07364,-138.421889 -81.07364,-137.1235835 -81.07364,-135.825278 -81.07364,-135.825278 -81.3341927,-135.825278 -81.5947454,-135.825278 -81.8552981,-135.825278 -82.1158508,-135.825278 -82.3764035,-135.825278 -82.6369562,-135.825278 -82.8975089,-135.825278 -83.1580616,-135.825278 -83.4186143,-135.825278 -83.679167,-137.1235835 -83.679167,-138.421889 -83.679167,-139.7201945 -83.679167,-141.0185 -83.679167,-142.3168055 -83.679167,-143.615111 -83.679167,-144.9134165 -83.679167,-146.211722 -83.679167,-147.5100275 -83.679167,-148.808333 -83.679167,-148.808333 -83.4186143,-148.808333 -83.1580616,-148.808333 -82.8975089,-148.808333 -82.6369562,-148.808333 -82.3764035,-148.808333 -82.1158508,-148.808333 -81.8552981,-148.808333 -81.5947454,-148.808333 -81.3341927,-148.808333 -81.07364))"]	["POINT(-142.3168055 -82.3764035)"]	false	false
West Antarctica Ice Core and Climate Model Data	0837988	2013-03-13	Steig, Eric J.	Collaborative Research: Antarctic Climate Reconstruction Utilizing the US ITASE Ice Core Array (2009- 2012)	This data set includes ice core water isotope data from Antarctic ice cores covering the last 200 to 2000 years.	["POLYGON((-180 -65,-144 -65,-108 -65,-72 -65,-36 -65,0 -65,36 -65,72 -65,108 -65,144 -65,180 -65,180 -67.5,180 -70,180 -72.5,180 -75,180 -77.5,180 -80,180 -82.5,180 -85,180 -87.5,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87.5,-180 -85,-180 -82.5,-180 -80,-180 -77.5,-180 -75,-180 -72.5,-180 -70,-180 -67.5,-180 -65))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
Videos of Basal Ice in Boreholes on the Kamb Ice Stream in West Antarctica	9615420	2013-02-14	Engelhardt, Hermann	Basal Conditions of Ice Stream D and Related Borehole Studies of Antarctic Ice Stream Mechanics	This data set is a collection of video data of basal ice taken in a borehole on the Kamb Ice Stream in West Antarctica. Ice streams are an expression of the inherent instability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and their behavior is a key control on the overall ice-sheet mass balance. Understanding the response of the ice sheet in a warming climate requires a thorough understanding of the internal dynamics of ice streams, in addition to the relevant ice-atmosphere and ice-ocean interactions in the region. The basal environment of the ice streams and of many glaciers is a key scientific interest, including conditions, mainly basal sliding, that lead to fast flow of the ice. The purpose of this data set is to present a review of the full range of original video recordings from the basal ice of the Kamb Ice Stream. Direct observations at the ice-stream bed are a crucial complement to modeling efforts predicting future scenarios in a warming climate.	["POINT(-136.404633 -82.39955)"]	["POINT(-136.404633 -82.39955)"]	false	false
Photoheterotrophic Microbes in the West Antarctic Peninsula Marine Ecosystem	0838830	2013-01-01	Cottrell, Matthew; Kirchman, David	Photoheterotrophic Microbes in the West Antarctic Peninsula Marine Ecosystem	Light quality and availability are likely to change in polar ecosystems as ice coverage and thickness decrease. How microbes adjust to these and other changes will have huge impacts on the polar marine ecosystems. Little is known about photoheterotrophic prokaryotes, which are hypothesized to gain a metabolic advantage by harvesting light energy in addition to utilizing dissolved organic matter (DOM). Photoheterotrophy is not included in current models of carbon cycling and energy flow. This research will examine three questions: 1. Are photoheterotrophic microbes present and active in Antarctic waters in winter and summer? 2. Does community structure of photoheterotrophs shift between summer and winter? 3. Which microbial groups assimilate more DOM in light than in the dark? The research will test hypotheses about activity of photoheterotrophs in winter and in summer, shifts in community structure between light and dark seasons and the potentially unique impacts of photoheterotrophs on biogeochemical processes in the Antarctic. The project will directly support a graduate student, will positively impact the NSF REU program at the College of Marine and Earth Studies, and will include students from the nation's oldest historical minority college. The results will be featured during weekly tours of Lewes facilities (about 1000 visitors per year) and during Coast Day, an annual open-house that attracts about 10,000 visitors.	["POLYGON((-64.079666 -64.77966,-64.0757659 -64.77966,-64.0718658 -64.77966,-64.0679657 -64.77966,-64.0640656 -64.77966,-64.0601655 -64.77966,-64.0562654 -64.77966,-64.0523653 -64.77966,-64.0484652 -64.77966,-64.0445651 -64.77966,-64.040665 -64.77966,-64.040665 -64.783261,-64.040665 -64.786862,-64.040665 -64.790463,-64.040665 -64.794064,-64.040665 -64.797665,-64.040665 -64.801266,-64.040665 -64.804867,-64.040665 -64.808468,-64.040665 -64.812069,-64.040665 -64.81567,-64.0445651 -64.81567,-64.0484652 -64.81567,-64.0523653 -64.81567,-64.0562654 -64.81567,-64.0601655 -64.81567,-64.0640656 -64.81567,-64.0679657 -64.81567,-64.0718658 -64.81567,-64.0757659 -64.81567,-64.079666 -64.81567,-64.079666 -64.812069,-64.079666 -64.808468,-64.079666 -64.804867,-64.079666 -64.801266,-64.079666 -64.797665,-64.079666 -64.794064,-64.079666 -64.790463,-64.079666 -64.786862,-64.079666 -64.783261,-64.079666 -64.77966))"]	["POINT(-64.0601655 -64.797665)"]	false	false
Real-Time Characterization of Adelie Penguin Foraging Environment Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle	1019838	2013-01-01	Wendt, Dean; Moline, Mark	Real-Time Characterization of Adelie Penguin Foraging Environment Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle	The Antarctic Peninsula is among the most rapidly warming regions on earth. Increased heat from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current has elevated the temperature of the 300 m of shelf water below the permanent pycnocline by 0.7 degrees C. This trend has displaced the once dominant cold, dry continental Antarctic climate, and is causing multi-level responses in the marine ecosystem. One striking example of the ecosystem response to warming has been the local declines in ice-dependent Adélie penguins. The changes in these apex predators are thought to be driven by alterations in phytoplankton and zooplankton community composition, and the foraging limitations and diet differences between these species. One of the most elusive questions facing researchers interested in the foraging ecology of the Adélie penguin, namely, what are the biophysical properties that characterize the three dimensional foraging space of this top predator? The research will combine the real-time site and diving information from the Adélie penguin satellite tags with the full characterization of the oceanography and the penguins prey field using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). While some of these changes have been documented over large spatial scales of the WAP, it is now thought that the causal mechanisms that favor of one life history strategy over another may actually operate over much smaller scales than previously thought, specifically on the scale of local breeding sites and over-wintering areas. Characterization of prey fields on these local scales has yet to be done and one that the AUV is ideally suited. The results will have a direct tie to the climate induced changes that are occurring in the West Antarctic Peninsula. This study will also highlight a new approach to linking an autonomous platform to bird behavior that could be expanded to include the other two species of penguins and examine the seasonal differences in their foraging behavior and prey selection. From a vehicle perspective, this effort will inform the AUV user community of new sensor suites and/or data processing approaches that are required to better evaluate foraging habitat. The project also will help transition AUV platforms into routine investigative tools for this region, which is chronically under sampled and will remain difficult to access	[]	[]	false	false
Coastal and Terminus History of the Eastern Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica, 1972 - 2011	0739654	2012-05-30	Macgregor, Joseph A.; Catania, Ginny; Markowski, Michael; Andrews, Alan G.	Collaborative Research: Ice-flow history of the Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica	This data set provides a coastline history of the eastern Amundsen Sea Embayment and terminus histories of its outlet glaciers derived from those coastlines. These outlet glaciers include Smith, Haynes, Thwaites, and Pine Island Glaciers. The coastlines were derived from detailed tracing of Landsat imagery between late 1972 and late 2011 (at a scale of 1:50,000). The data set also uses some additional data from other sources. The terminus histories are calculated as the intersections between these coastlines and 1996 flowlines. Data are available via FTP in ESRI shapefile and comma separated value (.csv) formats.	["POLYGON((-110 -74,-109 -74,-108 -74,-107 -74,-106 -74,-105 -74,-104 -74,-103 -74,-102 -74,-101 -74,-100 -74,-100 -74.2,-100 -74.4,-100 -74.6,-100 -74.8,-100 -75,-100 -75.2,-100 -75.4,-100 -75.6,-100 -75.8,-100 -76,-101 -76,-102 -76,-103 -76,-104 -76,-105 -76,-106 -76,-107 -76,-108 -76,-109 -76,-110 -76,-110 -75.8,-110 -75.6,-110 -75.4,-110 -75.2,-110 -75,-110 -74.8,-110 -74.6,-110 -74.4,-110 -74.2,-110 -74))"]	["POINT(-105 -75)"]	false	false
Subglacial water flow paths under Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica	0636724	2012-05-21	Carter, Sasha P.; Young, Duncan A.; Blankenship, Donald D.	Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System	This data set contains subglacial water flow paths beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica, interpreted from ice thickness and bed elevation measurements collected between 7 December 2004 and 31 January 2005 by the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition. Data consist of an ASCII text file with geographical coordinates, hydraulic head, and bed and surface elevations, and a corresponding .pdf map. Data are available via FTP.	["POLYGON((-120 -75,-117 -75,-114 -75,-111 -75,-108 -75,-105 -75,-102 -75,-99 -75,-96 -75,-93 -75,-90 -75,-90 -75.5,-90 -76,-90 -76.5,-90 -77,-90 -77.5,-90 -78,-90 -78.5,-90 -79,-90 -79.5,-90 -80,-93 -80,-96 -80,-99 -80,-102 -80,-105 -80,-108 -80,-111 -80,-114 -80,-117 -80,-120 -80,-120 -79.5,-120 -79,-120 -78.5,-120 -78,-120 -77.5,-120 -77,-120 -76.5,-120 -76,-120 -75.5,-120 -75))"]	["POINT(-105 -77.5)"]	false	false
AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica	0636724	2012-05-03	Blankenship, Donald D.; Young, Duncan A.; Holt, John W.; Kempf, Scott D.	Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System	This data set contains line-based radar-derived ice thickness and bed elevation data, collected as part of the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition, which took place over Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica from 2004 to 2005. The data set includes ice thickness, ice sheet bed elevation, and ice sheet surface elevation, derived from ice-penetrating radar and aircraft GPS positions. The data are spaced on a 15 km by 15 km grid over the entire catchment of the glacier, and sampled at approximately 15 meters along track. Most of the radar data used for this dataset has been processed using a 1-D focusing algorithm, to reduce the along track resolution to tens of meters, to improve boundary conditions for ice sheet models. Data are available via FTP in space-delimited ASCII format.	["POLYGON((-125 -73,-121.5 -73,-118 -73,-114.5 -73,-111 -73,-107.5 -73,-104 -73,-100.5 -73,-97 -73,-93.5 -73,-90 -73,-90 -74,-90 -75,-90 -76,-90 -77,-90 -78,-90 -79,-90 -80,-90 -81,-90 -82,-90 -83,-93.5 -83,-97 -83,-100.5 -83,-104 -83,-107.5 -83,-111 -83,-114.5 -83,-118 -83,-121.5 -83,-125 -83,-125 -82,-125 -81,-125 -80,-125 -79,-125 -78,-125 -77,-125 -76,-125 -75,-125 -74,-125 -73))"]	["POINT(-107.5 -78)"]	false	false
Methane Concentrations from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC06A), 60 to 11,300 ybp	0538538	2012-04-19	Sowers, Todd A.	Collaborative Research: Constructing an Ultra-high Resolution Atmospheric Methane Record for the Last 140,000 Years from WAIS Divide Core.	This data set contains a high-resolution history of atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations in parts per billion (ppb) from approximately 60 to 11,300 years before present (ybp), obtained in 2010 from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Ice Core WDC06A. Gas age is derived from the WDC06A-5 ice age scale. Data are available via FTP as a Microsoft Excel file (.xlsx).	["POINT(-112.086483 -79.46763)"]	["POINT(-112.086483 -79.46763)"]	false	false
Rift Mechanisms and Thermal Regime of the Lithosphere across Beardmore Glacier Region, Central Transantarctic Mountains, from Magnetotelluric Measurements	0838914	2012-01-01	Wannamaker, Philip	Rift Mechanisms and Thermal Regime of the Lithosphere across Beardmore Glacier Region, Central Transantarctic Mountains, from Magnetotelluric Measurements	The investigators will examine competing hypotheses for the mechanism of extension and creation of the Transantarctic Mountains, and evolution of the thermal regimes of rifted West Antarctica and stable East Antarctica using magnetotelluric (MT) profiles. Surrounded almost entirely by ocean ridges, Antarctica is a special tectonic situation because of the need to make accommodation space for rifting in the Transantarctic region. In the MT method, temporal variations in the Earth's natural electromagnetic field are used as source fields to probe the electrical resistivity structure in the depth range of 1 to 200 km, or more. Geophysical methods, such as MT, are appropriate in Antarctica because of the predominance of thick ice cover over most of the Continent and the difficult operating environment. The proposed effort will consist of approximately 50 sites over a distance approaching 500 km with a 10 km average spacing, oriented normal to the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM), in the Beardmore glacier area. High quality MT soundings will be collected over thick ice sheets using a custom electrode preamp design, updated from previous Antarctic projects. Data acquisition will take place over two field seasons. The primary goals are three-fold: to establish the location of the deeper tectonic transition between East and West Antarctica that may be offset from the physiographic transition at the surface, using deep resistivity structure distinguish between modes of extensional upwelling and magmatism that may be vertically non-uniform, depth and magnitude of quasi-layered deep crustal low resistivity, particularly below West Antarctica, will be used to estimate crustal heat flux into the ice sheet base.	["POLYGON((141.01732 -82.13,144.910279 -82.13,148.803238 -82.13,152.696197 -82.13,156.589156 -82.13,160.482115 -82.13,164.375074 -82.13,168.268033 -82.13,172.160992 -82.13,176.053951 -82.13,179.94691 -82.13,179.94691 -82.351835,179.94691 -82.57367,179.94691 -82.795505,179.94691 -83.01734,179.94691 -83.239175,179.94691 -83.46101,179.94691 -83.682845,179.94691 -83.90468,179.94691 -84.126515,179.94691 -84.34835,176.053951 -84.34835,172.160992 -84.34835,168.268033 -84.34835,164.375074 -84.34835,160.482115 -84.34835,156.589156 -84.34835,152.696197 -84.34835,148.803238 -84.34835,144.910279 -84.34835,141.01732 -84.34835,141.01732 -84.126515,141.01732 -83.90468,141.01732 -83.682845,141.01732 -83.46101,141.01732 -83.239175,141.01732 -83.01734,141.01732 -82.795505,141.01732 -82.57367,141.01732 -82.351835,141.01732 -82.13))"]	["POINT(160.482115 -83.239175)"]	false	false
Thermochronologic and modelling test for a Mesozoic West Antarctic Plateau	0739781	2012-01-01	Blythe, Ann Elizabeth; Huerta, Audrey D.	Collaborative Research: Thermochronologic and modelling test for a Mesozoic West Antarctic Plateau	This project studies formation of the TransAntarctic Mountains (TAM) through numerical modeling based on cooling histories of apatite mineral grains. The TAM are the highest and longest rift-related mountain range in the world. Various models for their uplift have been proposed, the most provocative of which is that they are not uplifted, but instead are the eroded remnant of a plateau. This project evaluates that hypothesis by collecting apatites from around Byrd Glacier for fission track thermochronology. Results will be combined with a kinematic and thermal model to determine the TAM's structural evolution. The plateau model, if correct, implies that the Byrd Glacier originated not as a glacier-carved valley through the TAM, but as a river system flowing in the opposite direction. Given that the Byrd Glacier is a key drainage for the East Antarctic ice sheet, this result has important implications for ice sheet models and interpretation of both regional geology and sediment records. The main broader impacts are undergraduate research and a new collaboration between a primarily undergraduate and a research institution. Students will be involved in the field program, sample analyses, and numerical modeling.	["POLYGON((155.77667 -79.793335,156.208836 -79.793335,156.641002 -79.793335,157.073168 -79.793335,157.505334 -79.793335,157.9375 -79.793335,158.369666 -79.793335,158.801832 -79.793335,159.233998 -79.793335,159.666164 -79.793335,160.09833 -79.793335,160.09833 -79.8578345,160.09833 -79.922334,160.09833 -79.9868335,160.09833 -80.051333,160.09833 -80.1158325,160.09833 -80.180332,160.09833 -80.2448315,160.09833 -80.309331,160.09833 -80.3738305,160.09833 -80.43833,159.666164 -80.43833,159.233998 -80.43833,158.801832 -80.43833,158.369666 -80.43833,157.9375 -80.43833,157.505334 -80.43833,157.073168 -80.43833,156.641002 -80.43833,156.208836 -80.43833,155.77667 -80.43833,155.77667 -80.3738305,155.77667 -80.309331,155.77667 -80.2448315,155.77667 -80.180332,155.77667 -80.1158325,155.77667 -80.051333,155.77667 -79.9868335,155.77667 -79.922334,155.77667 -79.8578345,155.77667 -79.793335))"]	["POINT(157.9375 -80.1158325)"]	false	false
Alkanes in Firn Air Samples, Antarctica and Greenland	0739598	2011-11-30	Aydin, Murat; Saltzman, Eric	Collaborative Research: Methane Isotopes, Hydrocarbons, and other Trace Gases in South Pole Firn Air	This data set contains ethane, propane, and n-butane measurements in firn air from the South Pole and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide in Antarctica, and from Summit, Greenland. The WAIS Divide and South Pole samples were collected in December to January of of 2005/06 and 2008/09, respectively. The Summit firn was sampled in the summer of 2006. Analyses were conducted on a gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system at the University of California, Irvine. Measurements and the associated uncertainties are reported as dry air molar mixing ratios in part per trillion (ppt). The reported measurements for each sampling depth represent a mean of multiple measurements on more than one flask in most cases. Data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.	["POINT(0 -90)", "POINT(-38.3833 72.5833)", "POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	["POINT(0 -90)", "POINT(-38.3833 72.5833)", "POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Snowpit Chemical and Isotope Measurements, Antarctica	0636740	2011-11-15	Kreutz, Karl; Koffman, Bess	Collaborative Research: Microparticle/tephra analysis of the WAIS Divide ice core	This dataset includes major ion, trace element, microparticle and oxygen isotope (δ18O) data for a snowpit dug and sampled in December 2008 near the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core site. The pit was dug approximately 4 km upwind from the drilling arch in the clean air sector of camp. Sampling was done using trace element clean techniques and all depths are in water equivalents. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text (.txt) format.	["POINT(-112.3 -79.433333)"]	["POINT(-112.3 -79.433333)"]	false	false
Microparticle, Conductivity, and Density Measurements from the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core, Antarctica	0636740	2011-10-01	Kreutz, Karl; Hamilton, Gordon S.; Breton, Daniel; Koffman, Bess	Collaborative Research: Microparticle/tephra analysis of the WAIS Divide ice core	This data set includes microparticle concentration, electrical conductivity, and density measurements from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide deep ice core, WDC06A. Microparticle concentration data are reported as total particles per ml of meltwater. Concentration was measured using a laser detector and the University of Maine WAIS Melt Monitor system. Conductivity is measured in micro-Siemens per cm (uS/cm). Density data were collected on 3 by 3 by 100 cm sticks from the WDC06A core, using the Maine Automated Density Gauge Experiment (MADGE). Density data span 0 to 160 m in depth, while the particle and conductivity measurements span the upper 577 m of the core. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text format (.txt).	["POINT(-112.088333 -79.482778)", "POINT(112.088333 -79.482778)"]	["POINT(-112.088333 -79.482778)", "POINT(112.088333 -79.482778)"]	false	false
GPS-Measured Ice Velocities and Strain Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica	0440847	2011-09-01	Matsuoka, Kenichi; Power, Donovan; Rasmussen, Al	Detection of Crystal Orientation Fabrics near the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide and at the Siple Dome Ice Core Site using Polarimetric Radar Methods	This data set includes ice flow velocities and strain configurations, from GPS measurements on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide. Ninety markers installed in the firn were measured during two consecutive field seasons running from 2005-2006 and 2006-2007. The markers were located in 150 by 60 km area, with smaller clusters of five markers located within about 10 km of each other. Consecutive GPS measurements were used to derive velocity for each marker. Strain configurations were estimated by differentiating a linear fit of the data at each marker cluster. Data are available via FTP as ASCII text (.txt ) files in comma separated value format.	["POLYGON((-115.457 -78.7489,-114.8241 -78.7489,-114.1912 -78.7489,-113.5583 -78.7489,-112.9254 -78.7489,-112.2925 -78.7489,-111.6596 -78.7489,-111.0267 -78.7489,-110.3938 -78.7489,-109.7609 -78.7489,-109.128 -78.7489,-109.128 -78.83802,-109.128 -78.92714,-109.128 -79.01626,-109.128 -79.10538,-109.128 -79.1945,-109.128 -79.28362,-109.128 -79.37274,-109.128 -79.46186,-109.128 -79.55098,-109.128 -79.6401,-109.7609 -79.6401,-110.3938 -79.6401,-111.0267 -79.6401,-111.6596 -79.6401,-112.2925 -79.6401,-112.9254 -79.6401,-113.5583 -79.6401,-114.1912 -79.6401,-114.8241 -79.6401,-115.457 -79.6401,-115.457 -79.55098,-115.457 -79.46186,-115.457 -79.37274,-115.457 -79.28362,-115.457 -79.1945,-115.457 -79.10538,-115.457 -79.01626,-115.457 -78.92714,-115.457 -78.83802,-115.457 -78.7489))"]	["POINT(-112.2925 -79.1945)"]	false	false
Polarimetric Radar Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica	0440847	2011-08-30	Matsuoka, Kenichi; Power, Donovan; Fujita, Shuji; Raymond, Charles	Detection of Crystal Orientation Fabrics near the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide and at the Siple Dome Ice Core Site using Polarimetric Radar Methods	This dataset contains ground-based, co-polarized radar data collected using pulse-modulated 60 MHz and 179 MHz radar at 19 sites around a deep ice coring site near the Ross and Amundsen flow divide of West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS Divide). At each site, the radar data were collected at 12 orientations of the radar polarization plane for three radar pulse widths: 250 nsec, 500 nsec, and 1000 nsec. Useful signals were received from depths roughly between 200 m and 2000 m. Ice flow velocities and strain configurations were measured at most of these radar survey sites, and these ice motion data are also provided at NSIDC (GPS-Measured Ice Velocities and Strain Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica). Data are available via FTP in MATLAB (.mat) format.	["POLYGON((-115.457 -78.7489,-114.8241 -78.7489,-114.1912 -78.7489,-113.5583 -78.7489,-112.9254 -78.7489,-112.2925 -78.7489,-111.6596 -78.7489,-111.0267 -78.7489,-110.3938 -78.7489,-109.7609 -78.7489,-109.128 -78.7489,-109.128 -78.83802,-109.128 -78.92714,-109.128 -79.01626,-109.128 -79.10538,-109.128 -79.1945,-109.128 -79.28362,-109.128 -79.37274,-109.128 -79.46186,-109.128 -79.55098,-109.128 -79.6401,-109.7609 -79.6401,-110.3938 -79.6401,-111.0267 -79.6401,-111.6596 -79.6401,-112.2925 -79.6401,-112.9254 -79.6401,-113.5583 -79.6401,-114.1912 -79.6401,-114.8241 -79.6401,-115.457 -79.6401,-115.457 -79.55098,-115.457 -79.46186,-115.457 -79.37274,-115.457 -79.28362,-115.457 -79.1945,-115.457 -79.10538,-115.457 -79.01626,-115.457 -78.92714,-115.457 -78.83802,-115.457 -78.7489))"]	["POINT(-112.2925 -79.1945)"]	false	false
Grounding Line Strain Grid Surveys, Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica	0538015	2011-07-01	Hulbe, Christina	Collaborative Research: Grounding Line Forensics: The History of Grounding Line Retreat in the Kamb Ice Stream Outlet Region	This data set provides the results from a strain grid survey deployed across the Kamb Ice Stream grounding line on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The grid was deployed in 2006 and resurveyed in 2007 using a Global Positioning System (GPS). Parameters measured include latitude, longitude, and height of each survey mark in the strain grid, as well as northing, easting, elevations, and displacement of each point during the year between surveys. Data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.	["POLYGON((154.71 -82.78,154.79 -82.78,154.87 -82.78,154.95 -82.78,155.03 -82.78,155.11 -82.78,155.19 -82.78,155.27 -82.78,155.35 -82.78,155.43 -82.78,155.51 -82.78,155.51 -82.788,155.51 -82.796,155.51 -82.804,155.51 -82.812,155.51 -82.82,155.51 -82.828,155.51 -82.836,155.51 -82.844,155.51 -82.852,155.51 -82.86,155.43 -82.86,155.35 -82.86,155.27 -82.86,155.19 -82.86,155.11 -82.86,155.03 -82.86,154.95 -82.86,154.87 -82.86,154.79 -82.86,154.71 -82.86,154.71 -82.852,154.71 -82.844,154.71 -82.836,154.71 -82.828,154.71 -82.82,154.71 -82.812,154.71 -82.804,154.71 -82.796,154.71 -82.788,154.71 -82.78))"]	["POINT(155.11 -82.82)"]	false	false
Methane Concentration and Chronology from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC05A)	0520523 0538578 0538427 0538538 0739780	2011-05-27	McConnell, Joseph; Brook, Edward J.; Mitchell, Logan E; Sowers, Todd A.; Taylor, Kendrick C.	Collaborative Research: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Divide Drilling Site	This data set provides a high-precision and high-resolution record of atmospheric methane from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core WDC05A, spanning the years 1000 to 1800 C.E. The data include methane (CH4) concentration measurements and ice age chronology. Methane concentration data include mean sample depth, gas age, mean concentration, and concentrations from individual measurements, at a temporal resolution of approximately nine years. Ice chronology data include depth and ice age. Data are available via FTP, in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format.	["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	false	false
Multiple Isotope Analysis of Sulfate in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core	0538520	2010-11-01	Thiemens, Mark H.	Collaborative Research: Multiple-isotope Analysis of Nitrate and Sulfate in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core	This data set contains measurements of multiple sulfur and oxygen isotopes from sulfates, from an ice core drilled at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide site in 2005. The initial sulfate measurements, analyzed in 2008 from the 70 meter WAIS 2005A core, are 12 meter averages and span the pre-industrial to industrial transition, from the late 1700s to 2005. This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core (WAISCORES) project. Data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format.	["POINT(-114.216667 -78.916667)"]	["POINT(-114.216667 -78.916667)"]	false	false
Englacial Layers and Attenuation Rates across the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice-Flow Divide (WAIS Divide), West Antarctica	0338151	2010-06-15	Raymond, Charles; Matsuoka, Kenichi	Glaciological Characteristics of the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide Deduced by a New Analysis of Ice-penetrating Radar Data	This data set contains the results of a model study of spatial variations of ice temperature and subglacial conditions using available ice-penetrating radar data around a future deep ice coring site near the Ross and Amundsen flow divide of West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The model data are based on radar data collected by the Support Office of Aerogeophysical Research (SOAR) at the University of Texas, and the University of Washington, in 2000. The data include values for attenuation estimates for individual radar profiles. Data are available via FTP in MATLAB (.mat) and Portable Document (.pdf) formats.	["POINT(-112.09 -79.47)"]	["POINT(-112.09 -79.47)"]	false	false
Ice Flow History of the Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica	0739372	2010-05-01	Conway, Howard; Fudge, T. J.; Catania, Ginny	Collaborative Research: Ice-flow history of the Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica	This data set contains past flow lines of Thwaites Glacier. The flow lines were identified using layer patterns tracked between parallel radar layers, from a radar profile of the Thwaites Glacier catchment. The radar data was run and processed by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. The flow lines were identified from distinct layer patterns tracked between parallel radar layers. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text (.txt) format.	["POLYGON((-123 -76,-120.65 -76,-118.3 -76,-115.95 -76,-113.6 -76,-111.25 -76,-108.9 -76,-106.55 -76,-104.2 -76,-101.85 -76,-99.5 -76,-99.5 -76.37,-99.5 -76.74,-99.5 -77.11,-99.5 -77.48,-99.5 -77.85,-99.5 -78.22,-99.5 -78.59,-99.5 -78.96,-99.5 -79.33,-99.5 -79.7,-101.85 -79.7,-104.2 -79.7,-106.55 -79.7,-108.9 -79.7,-111.25 -79.7,-113.6 -79.7,-115.95 -79.7,-118.3 -79.7,-120.65 -79.7,-123 -79.7,-123 -79.33,-123 -78.96,-123 -78.59,-123 -78.22,-123 -77.85,-123 -77.48,-123 -77.11,-123 -76.74,-123 -76.37,-123 -76))"]	["POINT(-111.25 -77.85)"]	false	false
WAIS Divide Ice Core Images, Antarctica	0440817 0637004 0230149	2010-02-10	McGwire, Kenneth C.	Investigation of Climate, Ice Dynamics and Biology using a Deep Ice Core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide	This data set is comprised of optical images of ice core sections, acquired with a digital line-scan camera in the cold room facility at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL). Ice core sections are archival cuts which have rough-out rounds of ice with a single plane cut along one side. Ice sections were illuminated with fiber optic light guides connected to a 1000 watt (W) xenon light source. Original scan resolution varies from about 0.05 mm to 0.1 mm, and is documented in the metadata for each image. Images are in uncompressed Tagged Image File (.tif) form, with resolutions of 1.0 mm and 0.1 mm. Depth of image in the ice core is documented in the metadata files for each image. Data are available via FTP as .tif image files. Supporting information is available as ASCII text files (.txt), and other file formats readable with a freely available image processing program, IceImageJ.	["POINT(-112.083333 -79.466667)"]	["POINT(-112.083333 -79.466667)"]	false	false
Habitat Utilization of Southern Ocean Seals: Foraging Behavior of Crabeater and Elephant Seals Using Novel Methods of Oceanographic Data Collection	0440687	2010-01-01	Klinck, John M.; Crocker, Daniel; Goebel, Michael; Hofmann, Eileen; Costa, Daniel	Habitat Utilization of Southern Ocean Seals: Foraging Behavior of Crabeater and Elephant Seals Using Novel Methods of Oceanographic Data Collection	As long-lived animals, marine mammals must be capable of accommodating broad variations in food resources over large spatial and temporal scales. While this is true of all marine mammals, variation in the physical and biological environmental is particularly profound in the Southern Ocean. A basic understanding of the foraging behavior and habitat utilization of pelagic predators requires knowledge of this spatial and temporal variation, coupled with information of how they respond to these changes. Current understanding of these associations is primarily limited to population level studies where animal abundance has been correlated with oceanography. Although these studies are informative, they cannot provide insights into the strategies employed by individual animals nor can they provide insights into the spatial or temporal course of these interactions. Recent technological advances in instrumentation make it possible to extend an understanding beyond the simple linkage of prey and predator distributions with environmental features. The key to understanding the processes that lead to high predator abundance is the identification of the specific foraging behaviors associated with different features of the water column. This study will accomplish these objectives by combining accurate positional data, measures of diving and foraging behavior, animal-derived water-column temperature and salinity data, and available oceanographic data. This project will examine the foraging behavior and habitat utilization of two species of contrasting foraging ecology, the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, and the crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus in the Western Antarctic Peninsula, a region of strong environmental gradients. Although these two species are phylogenetically related, they utilize substantially different but adjacent habitat types. Southern elephant seals are predominantly pelagic, moving throughout the southern ocean, venturing occasionally into the seasonal pack ice whereas crabeater seals range throughout the seasonal pack ice, venturing occasionally into open water. The relationship of specific foraging behaviors and animal movement patterns to oceanographic and bathymetric features develop and test models of the importance of these features in defining habitat use will be determined along with a comparison of how individuals of each species respond to annual variability in the marine environment. The physical oceanography of the Southern Ocean is inherently complex as are the biological processes that are intrinsically linked to oceanographic processes. Significant resources are currently being directed toward developing mathematical models of physical oceanographic processes with the goals of better understanding the role that the Southern Ocean plays in global climate processes, predicting the responses of ocean and global scale processes to climate change, and understanding the linkages between physical and biological oceanographic processes. These efforts have been limited by the scarcity of oceanographic data in the region, especially at high latitudes in the winter months. This study will provide new and significant oceanographic data on temperature and salinity profiles in to further the understanding of the dynamics of the upper water column of west Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf waters. Outreach activities include website development and an association with a marine education program at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.	["POLYGON((-64 -60,-63 -60,-62 -60,-61 -60,-60 -60,-59 -60,-58 -60,-57 -60,-56 -60,-55 -60,-54 -60,-54 -60.4,-54 -60.8,-54 -61.2,-54 -61.6,-54 -62,-54 -62.4,-54 -62.8,-54 -63.2,-54 -63.6,-54 -64,-55 -64,-56 -64,-57 -64,-58 -64,-59 -64,-60 -64,-61 -64,-62 -64,-63 -64,-64 -64,-64 -63.6,-64 -63.2,-64 -62.8,-64 -62.4,-64 -62,-64 -61.6,-64 -61.2,-64 -60.8,-64 -60.4,-64 -60))"]	["POINT(-59 -62)"]	false	false
Methane Isotopes from the WAIS Divide Ice Core	0440759	2009-12-01	Sowers, Todd A.	Collaborative Research: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Divide Drilling Site	This data set includes methane (CH4) isotope data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core, WDC05A, in Antarctica. The data include depth, gas age, and the isotopic composition of methane (∂13C and ∂D of CH4). The ice core was collected during the 2005-2006 Antarctic field season. The CH4 isotope data was generated in 2008 using wet extraction methodology. Samples span the last 1,000 years, at a resolution of about 15 years. Data for samples above 69 meters were from firn air, and data below 69 meters from ice. The dating of the ice was based on continuous chemical analyses above 69 meters and Electrical Conductivity/Dielectric Property (ECM/DEP) measurements from ice. Dating uncertainty is estimated to be better than five years. Data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) tab delimited format	["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	false	false
US ITASE Stable Isotope Data, Antarctica	0196105 0440414	2009-10-01	Steig, Eric J.	Stable Isotope Studies at West Antarctic ITASE Sites	This data set includes stable isotope measurements from snow pits, firn, and ice cores collected by the the US component of the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition ( ITASE). The ITASE program aims to collect and interpret a continental-wide array of environmental parameters assembled through the coordinated efforts of scientists from several nations. These data were collected between 1999 and 2007. The data have been compiled into single files for each sampling site, though in some cases a file contains data from more than one ice core or snow pit. Each file in the data set includes deuterium/hydrogen (δD) and/or 18-oxygen/16-oxygen (δ18O) ratios, depths, and in some cases ice age or other information. Further details regarding the data are provided in each data file. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text format (.txt). Data were collected during five Antarctic field seasons from 1999 to 2007. Data from 1999 to 2002 are currently available. Data from 2003 to 2007 will be added in the future.	["POLYGON((-130 -65,-125.8 -65,-121.6 -65,-117.4 -65,-113.2 -65,-109 -65,-104.8 -65,-100.6 -65,-96.4 -65,-92.2 -65,-88 -65,-88 -67.5,-88 -70,-88 -72.5,-88 -75,-88 -77.5,-88 -80,-88 -82.5,-88 -85,-88 -87.5,-88 -90,-92.2 -90,-96.4 -90,-100.6 -90,-104.8 -90,-109 -90,-113.2 -90,-117.4 -90,-121.6 -90,-125.8 -90,-130 -90,-130 -87.5,-130 -85,-130 -82.5,-130 -80,-130 -77.5,-130 -75,-130 -72.5,-130 -70,-130 -67.5,-130 -65))"]	["POINT(-109 -77.5)"]	false	false
Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the WAIS Drilling Site, Antarctica	0440602	2009-07-30	Saltzman, Eric	Collaborative Research: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Divide Drilling Site	This data set contains trace gas measurements of air extracted from ice core samples from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide A core (WAIS-D 05A). The WAIS A core was dry-drilled at the WAIS site during the 2005-2006 Antarctic field season. Data include trace gas species including ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), n-butane (n-C4H10), carbonyl sulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS2), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), methyl bromide (CH3Br), acetonitrile (CH3CN), and chlorofluorocarbon-12 (CFC-12), for 57 ice core samples. The data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) file format.	["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	["POINT(112.09 -79.47)"]	false	false
Atmospheric Mixing Ratios of Hydroperoxides above the West Antarctic Ice Sheet	9814810	2009-06-16	McConnell, Joseph; Bales, Roger; Frey, Markus	Hydrogen Peroxide, Formaldehyde, and Sub-Annual Snow Accumulation in West Antarctica: Participation in West Antarctic Traverse	This data set contains atmospheric mixing ratios of hydrogen peroxide and methylhydroperoxide at 21 sites on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) were obtained from 2000 to 2003 during the US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) deployments. Sample location from the WAIS region (76-90ºS / 84-124ºW) were approximately 100-300 km apart and correspond to US ITASE ice core sites. At each site, ambient air from 1 m above the snow surface was sampled between two to five days. Atmospheric hydroperoxides (ROOH) were continuously scrubbed from the sample air with a glass coil scrubber and subsequently quantified using a fluorescence detection method. Data are available via FTP as ASCII text files (.txt).	["POLYGON((-124 -76,-120 -76,-116 -76,-112 -76,-108 -76,-104 -76,-100 -76,-96 -76,-92 -76,-88 -76,-84 -76,-84 -77.4,-84 -78.8,-84 -80.2,-84 -81.6,-84 -83,-84 -84.4,-84 -85.8,-84 -87.2,-84 -88.6,-84 -90,-88 -90,-92 -90,-96 -90,-100 -90,-104 -90,-108 -90,-112 -90,-116 -90,-120 -90,-124 -90,-124 -88.6,-124 -87.2,-124 -85.8,-124 -84.4,-124 -83,-124 -81.6,-124 -80.2,-124 -78.8,-124 -77.4,-124 -76))"]	["POINT(-104 -83)"]	false	false
Twenty-Three Century-scale Ice Core Records of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) from West Antarctica	9814810	2009-06-01	McConnell, Joseph; Bales, Roger; Frey, Markus	Hydrogen Peroxide, Formaldehyde, and Sub-Annual Snow Accumulation in West Antarctica: Participation in West Antarctic Traverse	This data set contains sub-annually resolved concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), snow, firn and ice from 23 sites on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS).	["POLYGON((-124 -76,-120 -76,-116 -76,-112 -76,-108 -76,-104 -76,-100 -76,-96 -76,-92 -76,-88 -76,-84 -76,-84 -77.4,-84 -78.8,-84 -80.2,-84 -81.6,-84 -83,-84 -84.4,-84 -85.8,-84 -87.2,-84 -88.6,-84 -90,-88 -90,-92 -90,-96 -90,-100 -90,-104 -90,-108 -90,-112 -90,-116 -90,-120 -90,-124 -90,-124 -88.6,-124 -87.2,-124 -85.8,-124 -84.4,-124 -83,-124 -81.6,-124 -80.2,-124 -78.8,-124 -77.4,-124 -76))"]	["POINT(-104 -83)"]	false	false
Glaciological Investigations of the Bulge and Trunk of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica	0337567	2009-03-26	Jacobel, Robert	Collaborative Research: Is Ice Stream C Restarting? Glaciological Investigations of the 'Bulge' and the Trunk of Ice Stream C, West Antartica	This data set contains radar data from the Kamb Ice Stream (KIS), formerly known as Ice Stream C, in West Antarctica. The project was part of a larger study to assess the likelihood of ice stream reactivation. Parameters include latitude, longitude, distance along profile, ice thickness pick, bright layer depth, and surface elevation, from approximately 1600 km of ground-based radar traverses recorded during the 2004 and 2005 Antarctic field seasons. Data are available via FTP as ASCII text files (.txt). Profile location maps and sample profile sections are available as Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) image files. The data are also available as binary data on DVD, upon request.	["POLYGON((-140 -82,-139 -82,-138 -82,-137 -82,-136 -82,-135 -82,-134 -82,-133 -82,-132 -82,-131 -82,-130 -82,-130 -82.1,-130 -82.2,-130 -82.3,-130 -82.4,-130 -82.5,-130 -82.6,-130 -82.7,-130 -82.8,-130 -82.9,-130 -83,-131 -83,-132 -83,-133 -83,-134 -83,-135 -83,-136 -83,-137 -83,-138 -83,-139 -83,-140 -83,-140 -82.9,-140 -82.8,-140 -82.7,-140 -82.6,-140 -82.5,-140 -82.4,-140 -82.3,-140 -82.2,-140 -82.1,-140 -82))"]	["POINT(-135 -82.5)"]	false	false
Stable Isotope Studies at East Antarctic US ITASE Sites	0440414	2009-01-01	Steig, Eric J.	Stable Isotope Studies at East Antarctic US ITASE Sites	This award supports a project to obtain stable isotope profiles from shallow (<100 m) ice cores from East Antarctica, to add to the growing database of environmental proxy data collected under the auspices of the "ITASE" (International TransAntarctic Scientific Expedition) program. In Antarctica, the instrumental record of climate is particularly short (~40 years except in a few isolated locations on the coast), and ice core proxy data are the only means available for extending this record into the past. The use of stable isotopes of water (18-O/16-O and D/H ratios) from ice cores as proxies for temperature is well established for both very short (i.e. seasonal) and long timescales (centuries, millennia). Using multivariate regression methods and shallow ice cores from West Antarctica, a reconstruction of Antarctic climate over the last ~150 years has been developed which suggests the continent has been warming, on average, at a rate of ~0.2 K/century. Further improving these reconstructions is the chief motivation for further extending the US ITASE project. Ten to fifteen shallow (~100 m) from Victoria Land, East Antarctica will be obtained and analyzed. The core will be collected along a traverse route beginning at Taylor Dome and ending at the South Pole. Age-depth relationships for the cores will be determined through a combination of stable isotopes, visual stratigraphy and seasonal chemical signatures and marker horizons. Reconstructions of Antarctic climate obtained from these cores will be incorporated into the global network of paleoclimate information, which has been important in science, policy and educational contexts. The project will include graduate student and postdoctoral training and field experience.	["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"]	["POINT(0 -89.999)"]	false	false
Methyl Chloride Measurements from the Siple Dome A Deep Core, Antarctica	0636953	2008-10-22	Saltzman, Eric; Aydin, Murat; Williams, Margaret	Methyl Chloride, Methyl Bromide, and Carbonyl Sulfide in Deep Antarctic Ice Cores	This data set is an analysis of methyl chloride concentration measured in air extracted from ice core samples from the Siple Dome A deep core in West Antarctica. In total, forty six (46) ice samples, approximately 10-15 cm in length, were analyzed in this study. Data are available in Microsoft Excel format and are available via FTP.	["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"]	["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"]	false	false
Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams	0440636	2008-09-25	Fahnestock, Mark	Collaborative Research: Using Fracture Patterns and Ice Thickness to Study the History and Dynamics of Grounding Line Migration and Shutdown of Kamb and Whillans Ice Streams	Flow features on the surface of the Ross Ice Shelf, West Antarctica, record two episodes of ice stream stagnation and reactivation within the last 1,000 years. We document these events using maps of streaklines emerging from individual ice streams made using visible band imagery, together with numerical models of ice shelf flow. Forward model experiments demonstrate that only a limited set of discharge scenarios could have produced the current streakline configuration. According to our analysis, Whillans Ice Stream ceased rapid flow about 850 calendar years ago and restarted about 400 years later and MacAyeal Ice Stream either stopped or slowed significantly between 800 and 700 years ago, restarting about 150 years later. Until now, ice-stream scenarios emphasized runaway retreat or stagnation on millennial time scales. Here, we identify a new scenario: century-scale stagnation and reactivation cycles, as well as lateral communication with adjacent ice streams through thickness changes on lightly grounded ice plains. This introduces uncertainty into predictions for future sea-level withdrawls by the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which are based in part on recent slowing of Whillans Ice Stream and the stagnant condition of Kamb Ice Stream. This paper documents the evidence for delimiting the source regions (provenance) of ice now in the shelf; for bracketing the possible discharge scenarios that could have produced the patterns captured in the shelf, and shows that it is difficult to reproduce these patterns with a model without stopping and restarting individual streams. The modeling facilitated by Co-PI Hulbe’s system has allowed us to cover a range of possible scenarios, and in the process to learn about other aspects of the behavior of this system. The flow variability recorded in the ice shelf provides an important reference history against which current changes can be put in context.	[]	[]	false	false
Airborne Laser Altimetry of the Thwaites Glacier Catchment, West Antarctica	0636724 0230197	2008-01-01	Young, Duncan A.; Kempf, Scott D.; Blankenship, Donald D.; Holt, John W.; Morse, David L.	Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Thwaites Glacier Dynamics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Sensitivity Studies of a West Antarctic Outlet System	This data set includes airborne altimetry collected over the catchment and main trunk of Thwaites Glacier, one of Antarctica's most active ice streams. The airborne altimetry comprises 35,000 line-kilometers sampled at 20 meters along track. The full dataset has an internal error of ±20 cm; a primary subset has an error of ±8 cm. We find a +20 cm bias with Geoscience Laser Altimeter System data over a flat interior region. These data will serve as an additional temporal reference for the evolution of Thwaites Glacier surface, as well as aid the construction of future high resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEM). Line data are available in space-delimited ASCII format and are available via FTP.	["POLYGON((-130 -75,-126.5 -75,-123 -75,-119.5 -75,-116 -75,-112.5 -75,-109 -75,-105.5 -75,-102 -75,-98.5 -75,-95 -75,-95 -75.5,-95 -76,-95 -76.5,-95 -77,-95 -77.5,-95 -78,-95 -78.5,-95 -79,-95 -79.5,-95 -80,-98.5 -80,-102 -80,-105.5 -80,-109 -80,-112.5 -80,-116 -80,-119.5 -80,-123 -80,-126.5 -80,-130 -80,-130 -79.5,-130 -79,-130 -78.5,-130 -78,-130 -77.5,-130 -77,-130 -76.5,-130 -76,-130 -75.5,-130 -75))"]	["POINT(-112.5 -77.5)"]	false	false
Antarctic Ice Cores: Methyl Chloride and Methyl Bromide	0338359	2007-11-10	Saltzman, Eric; Aydin, Murat; Williams, Margaret; Tatum, Cheryl	Methyl chloride and methyl bromide in Antarctic ice cores	This data set is an analysis of methyl chloride (CH3Cl) and methyl bromide (CH3Br) in Antarctic ice core samples. Investigators reported mixing ratios of methyl chloride gas extracted from samples taken from the South Pole Remote Earth Science and Seismological Observatory (SPRESSO) core, drilled as part of the International Trans Antarctic Science Expedition (ITASE). This data covers an age range of 2159 - 140 years before present (Y.B.P.) where the year 2000 was used as present. Investigators analyzed trace gases in ice core samples from Siple Dome, West Antarctica (dry-drilled C core and deep, fluid-drilled A core) and from South Pole, Antarctica (300 m dry drilled SPRESSO core). Data are available in Microsoft Excel format and are available via FTP.	["POINT(-144.39 -89.93)"]	["POINT(-144.39 -89.93)"]	false	false
Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Siple Dome A Ice Core	0126343	2007-05-31	Finkel, R. C.; Nishiizumi, Kunihiko	Cosmogenic Radionuclides in the Siple Dome Ice Core	This data set includes a record of cosmogenic radionuclide concentrations in the Siple Dome A ice core collected as part of the West Antarctic ice core program. The investigators measured profiles of both <sup>10</sup>Be (half-life = 1.5x10<sup>6</sup> years) and <sup>36</sup>Cl (half-life = 3.0x10<sup>5</sup> years) in the entire ice core, which spans the time period from the present to about 100,000 years before present. These data are being used for perfecting the ice core chronology, deducing the history of solar activity, deducing the history of variations in the geomagnetic field, and studying the possible role of solar variations on climate. Data are distributed as a PDF file and are available via FTP.	["POINT(-148.812 -81.6588)"]	["POINT(-148.812 -81.6588)"]	false	false
Vertical Strain at Siple Dome, Antarctica, 1999-2002	9615502	2007-02-22	Harrison, William; Morack, James; Waddington, Edwin D.; Pettit, Erin; Zumberge, Mark; Elsberg, Daniel	Ice Dynamics, the Flow Law, and Vertical Strain at Siple Dome	At the Siple Dome area of Antarctica, much of the ice flow is vertical, which causes vertical ice deformation. To measure this phenomenon, the investigators used a method known as vertical strain rate. This project was a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project for deep ice coring in West Antarctica. WAISCORES is supported by the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), National Science Foundation (NSF). This data set consists of a table of long-term average strain rates measured between 1999 and 2002 at Siple Dome, Antarctica. The measurements were taken in hot-water boreholes by bridge gauges. Data are available in tab-delimited ASCII text format or PDF via FTP.	["POINT(-148.822 -81.655)", "POINT(-148.693 -81.595)"]	["POINT(-148.822 -81.655)", "POINT(-148.693 -81.595)"]	false	false
Decadal-Length Composite West Antarctic Air Temperature Records	9526566	2006-11-28	Shuman, Christopher A.; Stearns, Charles R.	Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Paleoclimate Indicators at Siple Dome, Antarctica	This data set includes daily, monthly, and yearly mean surface air temperatures for four interior West Antarctic sites between 1978 and 1997. Data include air surface temperatures measured at the Byrd, Lettau, Lynn, and Siple Station automatic weather stations. In addition, because weather stations in Antarctica are difficult to maintain, and resulting multi-decade records are often incomplete, the investigators also calculated surface temperatures from satellite passive microwave brightness temperatures. Calibration of 37-GHz vertically polarized brightness temperature data during periods of known air temperature, using emissivity modeling, allowed the investigators to replace data gaps with calibrated brightness temperatures. MS Excel data files and GIF images derived from the data are available via ftp from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.	["POINT(-84 -75.9)", "POINT(-119.4 -80.01)", "POINT(-174.45 -82.52)", "POINT(160.41 -74.21)"]	["POINT(-84 -75.9)", "POINT(-119.4 -80.01)", "POINT(-174.45 -82.52)", "POINT(160.41 -74.21)"]	false	false
Analysis of Siple Dome Ice Core: Carbonyl Sulfide (COS), Methyl Chloride (CH3Cl), and Methyl Bromide (CH3Br)	0338359	2005-11-16	Saltzman, Eric; Aydin, Murat	Methyl chloride and methyl bromide in Antarctic ice cores	This data set is part of the WAISCORES (West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores) project, research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and designed to improve understanding of how the West Antarctic ice sheet influences climate and sea level change. WAISCORES investigators acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. These data provide researchers with a record of natural climatic variability and anthropogenic influence on biogeochemical cycles. Because ice cores contain an archive of preindustrial air, a baseline can be established, and the extent of human impact on the climate can be ascertained. This data set includes mixing ratios of carbonyl sulfide (COS), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), and methyl bromide (CH3Br). Data samples were retrieved from the Siple C ice core, which was drilled at 81.65° S, 148.81° W in December 1995. The core site sits 620 m above sea level near the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf where there is a mean annual temperature of -25.4 °C. Data are available via FTP.	["POINT(-148.81 -81.65)"]	["POINT(-148.81 -81.65)"]	false	false
Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) Glaciochemical Analysis	9316564	2005-05-09	Mayewski, Paul A.; Kreutz, Karl; Twickler, Mark; Whitlow, Sallie; Meeker, Loren D.	Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) Late Holocene Climate Variability	The Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) project provides a high-resolution record of atmospheric chemical deposition taken from several ice cores and snow pits located at sites within or immediately adjacent to the Ross Ice Drainage System. Three sites were visited during a 1995 traverse in inland West Antarctica. The traverse was 158 km, trending 26° from Byrd Surface Camp. The core from site A (78°44'S, 116°20'W) is 148 m deep, the core from site B (79°27.66'S, 118°02.68'W) is 60 m deep, and the core from site C (80°00.85'S, 119°33.73'W) is 60 m deep. Glaciochemical analysis focuses on the major ions deposited from the antarctic atmosphere, including Na (sodium), NH4 (ammonium), K (potassium), Mg (magnesium), Ca (calcium), Cl (chloride), NO3 (nitrate), and SO4 (sulfate). Chemical analysis also includes methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and nssSO4 (non-sea salt sulfate). The data are available by FTP in ASCII text format and Excel files.	["POINT(-116.333 -78.733)", "POINT(-119.562 -80.014)", "POINT(-118.045 -79.461)"]	["POINT(-116.333 -78.733)", "POINT(-119.562 -80.014)", "POINT(-118.045 -79.461)"]	false	false
US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition 400 MHz Subsurface Radar Profiles	0088035	2005-05-01	Arcone, Steven	High Resolution Radar Profiling of the Snow and Ice Stratigraphy beneath the ITASE Traverses, West Antarctic Ice Sheet	This data set includes data from radar profiles that were recorded between core sites during the November-December seasons for 1999-2002. Data were collected using an ice-penetrating radar to survey the ice sheet. Ice thickness data are available for a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This study is part of the U.S. participation in the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE). Elevation data are available in Excel and Microsoft Access database format.	["POLYGON((-135 -75,-130.5 -75,-126 -75,-121.5 -75,-117 -75,-112.5 -75,-108 -75,-103.5 -75,-99 -75,-94.5 -75,-90 -75,-90 -76.5,-90 -78,-90 -79.5,-90 -81,-90 -82.5,-90 -84,-90 -85.5,-90 -87,-90 -88.5,-90 -90,-94.5 -90,-99 -90,-103.5 -90,-108 -90,-112.5 -90,-117 -90,-121.5 -90,-126 -90,-130.5 -90,-135 -90,-135 -88.5,-135 -87,-135 -85.5,-135 -84,-135 -82.5,-135 -81,-135 -79.5,-135 -78,-135 -76.5,-135 -75))"]	["POINT(-112.5 -82.5)"]	false	false
Ice Thickness and Internal Layer Depth Along the 2001 and 2002 US ITASE Traverses	9814574	2005-04-08	Jacobel, Robert	Radar Studies of Internal Stratigraphy and Bedrock Topography along the US ITASE Traverse	Ice thickness and internal layer depth data were collected with a ground-based, ice-penetrating radar study as part of the US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) traverse in West Antarctica from 01 November 2001 to 10 January 2003. Longitude, latitude, ice thickness, and depth to a prominent internal reflector were collected at approximately 12 m intervals. Ice thickness values are reported for approximately 90% of the traverse, and internal layer depth values are reported for approximately 80% of the traverse. Data are avaialble in ASCII and JPEG formats via FTP.	["POLYGON((-120 -80,-115.6 -80,-111.2 -80,-106.8 -80,-102.4 -80,-98 -80,-93.6 -80,-89.2 -80,-84.8 -80,-80.4 -80,-76 -80,-76 -81,-76 -82,-76 -83,-76 -84,-76 -85,-76 -86,-76 -87,-76 -88,-76 -89,-76 -90,-80.4 -90,-84.8 -90,-89.2 -90,-93.6 -90,-98 -90,-102.4 -90,-106.8 -90,-111.2 -90,-115.6 -90,-120 -90,-120 -89,-120 -88,-120 -87,-120 -86,-120 -85,-120 -84,-120 -83,-120 -82,-120 -81,-120 -80))"]	["POINT(-98 -85)"]	false	false
US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE): GPR Profiles and Accumulation Mapping	0096299 0229573 0088035 0196441	2005-04-06	Spikes, Vandy Blue; Hamilton, Gordon S.; Mayewski, Paul A.; Arcone, Steven; Kaspari, Susan	High Resolution Radar Profiling of the Snow and Ice Stratigraphy beneath the ITASE Traverses, West Antarctic Ice Sheet	Snow accumulation rates typically show high variability over short distances. This data set contains accumulation rates derived from ground-penetrating radar (GPR) used to detect isochronal layers in the firn in West Antarctica. These layers were then dated using results from ice core analyses. These data show that accumulation rates along this profile have decreased in recent decades. The radar profile extends between two ice core sites taken along one of the US-ITASE traverse routes.	["POLYGON((-123.993 -77.6832,-123.6019 -77.6832,-123.2108 -77.6832,-122.8197 -77.6832,-122.4286 -77.6832,-122.0375 -77.6832,-121.6464 -77.6832,-121.2553 -77.6832,-120.8642 -77.6832,-120.4731 -77.6832,-120.082 -77.6832,-120.082 -77.7232,-120.082 -77.7632,-120.082 -77.8032,-120.082 -77.8432,-120.082 -77.8832,-120.082 -77.9232,-120.082 -77.9632,-120.082 -78.0032,-120.082 -78.0432,-120.082 -78.0832,-120.4731 -78.0832,-120.8642 -78.0832,-121.2553 -78.0832,-121.6464 -78.0832,-122.0375 -78.0832,-122.4286 -78.0832,-122.8197 -78.0832,-123.2108 -78.0832,-123.6019 -78.0832,-123.993 -78.0832,-123.993 -78.0432,-123.993 -78.0032,-123.993 -77.9632,-123.993 -77.9232,-123.993 -77.8832,-123.993 -77.8432,-123.993 -77.8032,-123.993 -77.7632,-123.993 -77.7232,-123.993 -77.6832))"]	["POINT(-122.0375 -77.8832)"]	false	false
Cosmogenic nuclide data for bedrock samples from the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica	None	2005-04-06	Stone, John	No project link provided	This data set consists of cosmogenic nuclide concentrations in samples from bedrock surfaces in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. These surfaces have been exposed by ice retreat since the last glacial maximum, approximately 10,500 years ago. However, the majority of samples contain nuclide concentrations indicating much longer and more complicated exposure histories. The primary data are concentrations of the cosmic-ray-produced nuclides Be-10 and Al-26 measured in quartz, and Cl-36 measured in K-feldspar, sample locations, and the duration of recent exposure inferred from measurements on co-existing glacial erratics. In addition, the data set contains detailed information about the sites and samples, chemical compositions of the minerals analyzed and compositions of the host rocks, as required to compute nuclide production rates. This information is provided so that the data can be re-interpreted if nuclide production rates or correction factors are revised in future.	[]	[]	false	false
Margin Migration Rates and Dynamics: Siple Coast Ice Streams	0086997	2005-03-17	Truffer, Martin; Echelmeyer, Keith A.	Margin Migration Rates and Margin Dynamics of the Siple Coast Ice Streams	This product, based on prior data collected under NSF-OPP grant 8716604 (Echelmeyer and Harrison) and NSF-OPP grant 9117911 (Harrison), includes ice velocity data between stations S17 and UpB on the Upper Whillans Ice Stream, Siple Coast, West Antarctica, from January 1994 to January 1995. Velocities were measured using a total station, a surveying instrument that combines a digital theodolite and an Electronic Distance Measuring (EDM) device to measure horizontal and vertical angles, slope, and horizontal and vertical distances. Data are in ASCII and Excel formats, and are available via FTP.	["POLYGON((-140.7 -83.2,-140.12 -83.2,-139.54 -83.2,-138.96 -83.2,-138.38 -83.2,-137.8 -83.2,-137.22 -83.2,-136.64 -83.2,-136.06 -83.2,-135.48 -83.2,-134.9 -83.2,-134.9 -83.27,-134.9 -83.34,-134.9 -83.41,-134.9 -83.48,-134.9 -83.55,-134.9 -83.62,-134.9 -83.69,-134.9 -83.76,-134.9 -83.83,-134.9 -83.9,-135.48 -83.9,-136.06 -83.9,-136.64 -83.9,-137.22 -83.9,-137.8 -83.9,-138.38 -83.9,-138.96 -83.9,-139.54 -83.9,-140.12 -83.9,-140.7 -83.9,-140.7 -83.83,-140.7 -83.76,-140.7 -83.69,-140.7 -83.62,-140.7 -83.55,-140.7 -83.48,-140.7 -83.41,-140.7 -83.34,-140.7 -83.27,-140.7 -83.2))"]	["POINT(-137.8 -83.55)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Ice Core Chemistry and Ion Data	9316564	2004-08-26	Blunier, Thomas; Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.; Brook, Edward J.; Kreutz, Karl; Mayewski, Paul A.; Dunbar, Nelia	Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) Late Holocene Climate Variability	This data set includes chemistry and ion data collected from a 150 m core recovered from Siple Dome, West Antarctica. The core was drilled during the 1994/1995 field season. Dating of the core was accomplished using annual signals preserved in several chemical species, beta activity profiles, and volcanic horizons. The resulting depth/age scale indicates an age of 1890 A.D. at 24 m, and 850 A.D. at 150 m depth.	["POINT(148.7725 -81.6425)"]	["POINT(148.7725 -81.6425)"]	false	false
Antarctic Aerogeophysics Data	9911617 9319379 9120464 9319369	2004-07-13	Blankenship, Donald D.; Morse, David L.; Holt, John W.; Dalziel, Ian W.	Continuation of Activities for the Support Office for Aerogeophysical Research (SOAR)	The data that the Support Office for Aerogeophysical Research (SOAR) provides include various aerogeophysical measurements taken in the West Antarctic Ice Shelf (WAIS) from 1994 to 2001. The instruments used in experiments include ice-penetrating radar, laser altimetry and magnetics, and an integrated aerogeophysical platform that includes airborne gravity with carrier-phase GPS to support kinematic differential positioning. SOAR is a part of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and provides several types of data associated with various campaigns over the years. This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants: OPP-9120464, 9319369, 9319379, and 9911617.	["POLYGON((-90 -68.73,-72 -68.73,-54 -68.73,-36 -68.73,-18 -68.73,0 -68.73,18 -68.73,36 -68.73,54 -68.73,72 -68.73,90 -68.73,90 -69.357,90 -69.984,90 -70.611,90 -71.238,90 -71.865,90 -72.492,90 -73.119,90 -73.746,90 -74.373,90 -75,72 -75,54 -75,36 -75,18 -75,0 -75,-18 -75,-36 -75,-54 -75,-72 -75,-90 -75,-90 -74.373,-90 -73.746,-90 -73.119,-90 -72.492,-90 -71.865,-90 -71.238,-90 -70.611,-90 -69.984,-90 -69.357,-90 -68.73))"]	["POINT(-180 -71.865)"]	false	false
Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation, Southeastern Ross Embayment, West Antarctica	8919147	2004-03-17	Blankenship, Donald D.; Finn, C. A.; Morse, David L.; Peters, M. E.; Kempf, Scott D.; Hodge, S. M.; Behrendt, J. C.; Brozena, J. M.; Studinger, Michael S.; Bell, Robin	Corridor Aerogeophysics of the Southeastern Ross Transect Zone (CASERTZ), Antarctica	Ice surface elevation and ice thickness data are available for a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The investigators utilized a laser altimeter and ice-penetrating radar mounted to a Twin Otter aircraft to survey the ice sheet. Ice surface elevations and ice thickness data, derived from laser altimetry and radar sounding results, are available in ASCII format via ftp. These data are a result of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of the Southeastern Ross Transect Zone (CASERTZ) experiments of the 1990s. The CASERTZ geophysical surveys were aimed at understanding geological controls on ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, ultimately to help assess the potential for ice sheet collapse. Blankenship et al. (2001) used ice surface elevations and ice thicknesses (reported here) to calculate driving stresses across the ice sheet and thus to identify regions of rapid basal movement by ice streams.	["POLYGON((-134 -80,-131 -80,-128 -80,-125 -80,-122 -80,-119 -80,-116 -80,-113 -80,-110 -80,-107 -80,-104 -80,-104 -80.4,-104 -80.8,-104 -81.2,-104 -81.6,-104 -82,-104 -82.4,-104 -82.8,-104 -83.2,-104 -83.6,-104 -84,-107 -84,-110 -84,-113 -84,-116 -84,-119 -84,-122 -84,-125 -84,-128 -84,-131 -84,-134 -84,-134 -83.6,-134 -83.2,-134 -82.8,-134 -82.4,-134 -82,-134 -81.6,-134 -81.2,-134 -80.8,-134 -80.4,-134 -80))"]	["POINT(-119 -82)"]	false	false
Biogenic Sulfur in the Siple Dome Ice Core	9615333	2004-03-09	Saltzman, Eric; Dioumaeva, Irina; Finley, Brandon	Biogenic Sulfur in the Siple Dome Ice Core	This data set is a continuous, high-resolution record of biogenic sulfur (methanesulfonate, known as MSA and CH3SO3-) in the 1000 m deep Siple Dome A (SDMA) core, covering 100,000 to 20 years BP. The analysis was done on between August 2002 and November 2003 at the University of California, Irvine. Investigators used a mass spectrometer to measure methanesulfonate. Measurements are given as MSA concentration at various depths. Estimated age of the ice at each depth is also given. This project was a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project for deep ice coring in West Antarctica. WAISCORES is supported by the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF).	["POINT(-148.8 -81.7)"]	["POINT(-148.8 -81.7)"]	false	false
Surface Elevation and Ice Thickness, Western Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica	0338151	2003-12-10	Luyendyk, Bruce P.; Wilson, Douglas S.	Glaciological Characteristics of the Ross/Amundsen Sea Ice-flow Divide Deduced by a New Analysis of Ice-penetrating Radar Data	This data set provides surface elevation and ice thickness data for a portion of the Marie Byrd Land sector of West Antarctica, including the Ford Ranges, the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, much of the Edward VII Peninsula, and the Shirase Coast region of the eastern Ross Ice Shelf. The investigators used radar sounding and laser altimetry from a Twin Otter aircraft flying at varying altitudes, at least 300 m above the surface, at an air speed of about 130 knots. Surveys were accomplished with 64 flights in December 1998 and January 1999. This research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) contract NSF OPP 9615281.	["POLYGON((-157 -71,-154.9 -71,-152.8 -71,-150.7 -71,-148.6 -71,-146.5 -71,-144.4 -71,-142.3 -71,-140.2 -71,-138.1 -71,-136 -71,-136 -71.9,-136 -72.8,-136 -73.7,-136 -74.6,-136 -75.5,-136 -76.4,-136 -77.3,-136 -78.2,-136 -79.1,-136 -80,-138.1 -80,-140.2 -80,-142.3 -80,-144.4 -80,-146.5 -80,-148.6 -80,-150.7 -80,-152.8 -80,-154.9 -80,-157 -80,-157 -79.1,-157 -78.2,-157 -77.3,-157 -76.4,-157 -75.5,-157 -74.6,-157 -73.7,-157 -72.8,-157 -71.9,-157 -71))"]	["POINT(-146.5 -75.5)"]	false	false
Central West Antarctic Glaciochemistry from Ice Cores	None	2003-10-16	Reusch, David	No project link provided	Glaciochemical and accumulation rate records developed from four ice cores in central West Antarctica are used to reconstruct former atmospheric circulation patterns in this region for the last 40 years with extended records (150-250 years) at two sites. The sites lie on a 200 km traverse from 82 degrees 22 minutes south, 119 degrees 17 minutes west to 81 degrees 22 minutes south, 107 degrees 17 minutes west, gaining elevation from 950 to 1930 m. The glaciochemical records represent the major ionic species present in Antarctic snow: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, nitrate, and sulfate.	["POLYGON((-120 -80,-118.5 -80,-117 -80,-115.5 -80,-114 -80,-112.5 -80,-111 -80,-109.5 -80,-108 -80,-106.5 -80,-105 -80,-105 -80.5,-105 -81,-105 -81.5,-105 -82,-105 -82.5,-105 -83,-105 -83.5,-105 -84,-105 -84.5,-105 -85,-106.5 -85,-108 -85,-109.5 -85,-111 -85,-112.5 -85,-114 -85,-115.5 -85,-117 -85,-118.5 -85,-120 -85,-120 -84.5,-120 -84,-120 -83.5,-120 -83,-120 -82.5,-120 -82,-120 -81.5,-120 -81,-120 -80.5,-120 -80))"]	["POINT(-112.5 -82.5)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Ice Core Age-Depth Scales	9420648	2003-09-09	Nereson, Nadine A.	Ice Modelling Study of Siple Dome: WAIS Ice Dynamics, WAISCORES Paleoclimate and Ice Stream/Ice Dome Interactions	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Nereson's 'Age Versus Depth' plot shows the results of the calculations published in her paper on predicted age-depth scales (Nereson, N.A., E.D. Waddington, C.F. Raymond, and H.P. Jacobson. 1996. Predicted Age-Depth Scales for Siple Dome and Inland WAIS Ice Cores in West Antarctica.Geophys. Res. Let., 23(22): 3163-3166.).	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Highlights: Stable isotopes	None	2003-08-18	Steig, Eric J.; White, James	No project link provided	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set provides measurements of stable isotopes of water and deuterium excess for the Siple Dome ice cores. The shallow cores from Siple Dome were analyzed for isotopes with sub-annual temporal detail.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Methane Record	0512971	2003-08-18	Brook, Edward J.	High Resolution Records of Atmospheric Methane in Ice Cores and Implications for Late Quaternary Climate Change	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Brooks measured methane in approximately 196 samples between 55.6 and 738.5 m (0-20 ka) in the Siple Dome ice core, and then extended the Siple Dome methane record at medium resolution down to about 860m, corresponding to an age of about 45 ka. The team compared the results with data from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) and the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP).	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Ice Motion and Topography Near Margin Areas of Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica	9909469	2003-08-01	Scambos, Ted; Catania, Ginny; Conway, Howard; Gades, Anthony; Raymond, Charles	Collaborative Research: History and Evolution of the Siple Coast Ice Stream System as Recorded by Former Shear-Margin Scars	This data set includes ice motion and topography measurements that were taken by measuring movement and altitude of poles set in the West Antarctic Ice Shelf. The data was acquired by Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of poles. The position of the poles was measured twice; once in 2000, and again in 2002. Movement of the poles in that time show the ice motion velocity and direction. GPS pole positions are given in latitude and longitude, and elevations are given in meters above the WGS1984 ellipsoid. The data are presented as tables in ASCII text files. Three maps of the area are included with the data tables. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this work under grant number OPP-9909469.	["POLYGON((-158 -82.2,-155.63 -82.2,-153.26 -82.2,-150.89 -82.2,-148.52 -82.2,-146.15 -82.2,-143.78 -82.2,-141.41 -82.2,-139.04 -82.2,-136.67 -82.2,-134.3 -82.2,-134.3 -82.33,-134.3 -82.46,-134.3 -82.59,-134.3 -82.72,-134.3 -82.85,-134.3 -82.98,-134.3 -83.11,-134.3 -83.24,-134.3 -83.37,-134.3 -83.5,-136.67 -83.5,-139.04 -83.5,-141.41 -83.5,-143.78 -83.5,-146.15 -83.5,-148.52 -83.5,-150.89 -83.5,-153.26 -83.5,-155.63 -83.5,-158 -83.5,-158 -83.37,-158 -83.24,-158 -83.11,-158 -82.98,-158 -82.85,-158 -82.72,-158 -82.59,-158 -82.46,-158 -82.33,-158 -82.2))"]	["POINT(-146.15 -82.85)"]	false	false
Siple Shallow Core Density Data	0126286	2003-05-14	Lamorey, Gregg W.	Continuous High Resolution Ice-Core Chemistry using ICP-MS at Siple Dome	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Lamorey measured the density of the shallow Siple Dome cores B - I. One-meter sections of the ice core were weighed on a balance beam in the field. The volume was determined by measuring the diameter and length of the core. The data consists of tab-delimited text files of density measurements and a sonic velocity profile, and a .gif format density-versus-depth plot. Data are available via FTP.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Physical and Structural Properties of the Siple Dome Ice Cores	9527262	2003-05-14	Gow, Tony; Meese, Deb	Physical and Structural Properties of the Siple Dome Core	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set includes annual layer data for Siple Dome ice cores A, B, and C, based on stratigraphy; thin-section images, and fabric data. The study included the analysis of more than 2500 crystallographic c-axes conducted on 50 thin sections from the main PICO core.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Digital Images of Thin Sections from Siple Dome	9615554	2003-05-14	Fitzpatrick, Joan	Digital Imaging for Ice Core Analysis	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set comprises low-resolution (72 dpi) jpg images of thin sections from the Siple Dome ice core. The images were acquired during the 1997/1998 field season, from both the SDM-A, or main 13.2-cm, core and from the hot water core recovered by Hermann Englehardt. The data set includes both vertical and horizontal thin sections. With one exception, all images were recorded in cross-polarized light. Two examples of archived high-resolution (275 dpi) images are provided for direct comparison of the low- and high-resolution images.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Volcanic Records in the Siple and Taylor Dome Ice Cores	9527373	2003-05-14	Zielinski, Gregory; Dunbar, Nelia	Collaborative Research: Volcanic Record in Antarctic Ice: Implications for Climatic and Eruptive History and Ice Sheet Dynamics of the South Polar Region	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set includes backscattered electron images of tephra samples extracted from the Siple and Taylor Dome ice cores, as well as electron microprobe analyses of glass shards in cases where significant, compositionally-consistent glass populations were present. The data set also includes data on the amount of volcanically derived sulfate deposited on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and recorded in the Siple Dome ice core.	["POINT(158.7889 -77.95)", "POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(158.7889 -77.95)", "POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Cores Electrical Measurement Data	9526420	2003-05-08	Taylor, Kendrick C.	Electrical and Optical Measurements on the Siple Dome Ice Core	This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Taylor measured the electrical conductivity (ECM) and Complex Conductivity (CC), a measure of the total ions in the ice, in the main Siple Dome ice core. Measurements were taken along the core from a depth of 0 m to 800 m. The project also analyzed shallower cores for ECM and dielectric properties (DEP). (DEP is also a measure of the total ions in the ice, but with lower spatial resolution than the CC.) Albedo measurements where made on the shallow cores and the main core to a depth of 391 m. The data set includes images showing the electrical conductivity of a vertical section of the core.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Snow-atmosphere Transfer Function for Reversibly Deposited Chemical Species in West Antarctica	9526572	2002-07-11	McConnell, Joseph; Bales, Roger	Snow-Atmosphere Transfer Function for Reversibly Deposited Chemical Species in West Antarctica	This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed snow pit and core samples from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set includes glaciochemical spatial variability data for six Siple Dome snow pits. Samples involved measuring hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) and formaldehyde (HCHO) in the air, snow, firn, and ice via suppressed ion chromatography. The data can be used to interpret changes in concentrations of these species recorded in ice cores. Data in this collection were obtained during two Antarctic field seasons in 1994 to 1995 and 1996 to 1997. Data are available via FTP in tab-delimited ASCII text (.dat, .txt) file format.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
WAISCORES Snow Pit Chemistry, Antarctica	9526449	2002-07-11	Kreutz, Karl; Mayewski, Paul A.	Siple Dome Deep Ice Core Glaciochemistry and Regional Survey - A Contribution to the WAIS Initiative	This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed snow pit and core samples from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set includes glaciochemical spatial variability data for Siple Dome snow pits B, E, F, G, H, and 1 through 6. Samples were analyzed for soluble ion content via suppressed ion chromatography. Each pit was sampled at 2 cm resolution for ion chemistry using clean procedures, and sampled again at 3 cm resolution for density calculations. Snow pit names and locations correspond to the 1996 to 1997 season shallow core sites. Data in this collection were obtained during two Antarctic field seasons in 1994 to 1995 and 1996 to 1997. Data are available via FTP in space-delimited ASCII text (.dat) file format.	["POLYGON((-149.11 -81.05,-149.05 -81.05,-148.99 -81.05,-148.93 -81.05,-148.87 -81.05,-148.81 -81.05,-148.75 -81.05,-148.69 -81.05,-148.63 -81.05,-148.57 -81.05,-148.51 -81.05,-148.51 -81.11,-148.51 -81.17,-148.51 -81.23,-148.51 -81.29,-148.51 -81.35,-148.51 -81.41,-148.51 -81.47,-148.51 -81.53,-148.51 -81.59,-148.51 -81.65,-148.57 -81.65,-148.63 -81.65,-148.69 -81.65,-148.75 -81.65,-148.81 -81.65,-148.87 -81.65,-148.93 -81.65,-148.99 -81.65,-149.05 -81.65,-149.11 -81.65,-149.11 -81.59,-149.11 -81.53,-149.11 -81.47,-149.11 -81.41,-149.11 -81.35,-149.11 -81.29,-149.11 -81.23,-149.11 -81.17,-149.11 -81.11,-149.11 -81.05))"]	["POINT(-148.81 -81.35)"]	false	false
Methane and Carbonyl Sulfide Analysis of Siple Dome Ice Core Subsamples	0338359	2002-07-10	Saltzman, Eric; Aydin, Murat	Methyl chloride and methyl bromide in Antarctic ice cores	This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Siple Dome ice cores were analyzed for methanesulfonate (MSA) and carbonyl sulfide (OCS). The methanesulfonate analysis was done on cores A-E and a hot water core, and the carbonyl sulfide analysis was done on 11 C cores. Methanesulfonate data include the sample identification number, depth, and methanesulfonate parts per billion (ppb) of each sample. Carbonyl sulfide data include the depth, OCS parts per trillion (ppt) of each sample, percent error, and gas age (years). Data are available via FTP in tab-delimited ASCII text (.dat, .txt) file format.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
WAISCORES: Deep Ice Coring in West Antarctica	None	2002-01-01	Lamorey, Gregg W.	No project link provided	The WAISCORES project is part of the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs' West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) initiative, which is aimed at understanding the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. These cores allow researchers to distinguish local from regional influences on the climate records recovered from the cores. Drilling for the Siple Dome core began in November 1996 and finished in January 1999. The core site is located between ice streams C and D at approximately 81° 40' S and 148° 49' W. Preliminary studies indicate that the paleoclimate record preserved in the 1003-meter Siple Dome ice core extends back more than 90 thousand years. Data are available via ftp. The following WAISCORES investigators have made contributions to WAISCORES research. NSIDC archives data for many of these investigators: Mary Albert, Richard Alley, Robin Bell, Michael Bender, Robert Bindscadler, Pierre Biscaye, Donald Blankenship, Ed Brook, Nelia Dunbar, Joan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gow, Gregg Lamorey, Paul Mayewski, Joseph McConnell, Deb Meese, Nadine Nereson, Charlie Raymond, Eric Saltzman, Eric Steig, Christopher Shuman, Ken Taylor, Lonnie Thompson, Edwin Waddington, Martin Wahlen, James White, and Gret Zielinksi. This landing page has no data files!	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false
Snow and Firn Temperature and Permeability Measurements from Siple Dome, Antarctica	9526601	2001-12-01	Albert, Mary R.	Near-Surface Processes Affecting Gas Exchange: West Antarctic Ice Sheet	This data set includes measurements of snow and firn temperature and permeability collected between November 1998 and June 1999 at Siple Dome. The physical characteristics of snow determine the nature of air-snow exchange processes, which in turn affect chemical records in ice cores. Thus a better understanding of the physical properties of snow will improve interpretation of ice core records of atmospheric composition. Data are available via ftp in both ASCII and Excel formats.	["POINT(-148 -81)"]	["POINT(-148 -81)"]	false	false
Ice Velocity Data from Ice Stream C, West Antarctica	9318121 9222121	2001-12-01	Anandakrishnan, Sridhar	Microearthquake Monitoring of Ice Stream C, West Antarctica: A Sensor for Sticky Spots	Ice velocity data from ice stream C, including the body of the ice stream and its area of onset, are available. The investigator calculated velocities from precise ice displacement measurements made with a geodetic-quality Global Positioning System (GPS). These ice displacement measurements accompanied seismic experiments aimed at understanding controls on the flow of ice streams in west Antarctica. An understanding of ice stream flow is essential to predicting the response of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to future climate change. Data are available in ASCII format via ftp.	["POLYGON((-121.644 -82.2764,-121.4814 -82.2764,-121.3188 -82.2764,-121.1562 -82.2764,-120.9936 -82.2764,-120.831 -82.2764,-120.6684 -82.2764,-120.5058 -82.2764,-120.3432 -82.2764,-120.1806 -82.2764,-120.018 -82.2764,-120.018 -82.28496,-120.018 -82.29352,-120.018 -82.30208,-120.018 -82.31064,-120.018 -82.3192,-120.018 -82.32776,-120.018 -82.33632,-120.018 -82.34488,-120.018 -82.35344,-120.018 -82.362,-120.1806 -82.362,-120.3432 -82.362,-120.5058 -82.362,-120.6684 -82.362,-120.831 -82.362,-120.9936 -82.362,-121.1562 -82.362,-121.3188 -82.362,-121.4814 -82.362,-121.644 -82.362,-121.644 -82.35344,-121.644 -82.34488,-121.644 -82.33632,-121.644 -82.32776,-121.644 -82.3192,-121.644 -82.31064,-121.644 -82.30208,-121.644 -82.29352,-121.644 -82.28496,-121.644 -82.2764))", "POLYGON((-152.598 -81.8039,-149.8369 -81.8039,-147.0758 -81.8039,-144.3147 -81.8039,-141.5536 -81.8039,-138.7925 -81.8039,-136.0314 -81.8039,-133.2703 -81.8039,-130.5092 -81.8039,-127.7481 -81.8039,-124.987 -81.8039,-124.987 -81.90464,-124.987 -82.00538,-124.987 -82.10612,-124.987 -82.20686,-124.987 -82.3076,-124.987 -82.40834,-124.987 -82.50908,-124.987 -82.60982,-124.987 -82.71056,-124.987 -82.8113,-127.7481 -82.8113,-130.5092 -82.8113,-133.2703 -82.8113,-136.0314 -82.8113,-138.7925 -82.8113,-141.5536 -82.8113,-144.3147 -82.8113,-147.0758 -82.8113,-149.8369 -82.8113,-152.598 -82.8113,-152.598 -82.71056,-152.598 -82.60982,-152.598 -82.50908,-152.598 -82.40834,-152.598 -82.3076,-152.598 -82.20686,-152.598 -82.10612,-152.598 -82.00538,-152.598 -81.90464,-152.598 -81.8039))"]	["POINT(-120.831 -82.3192)", "POINT(-138.7925 -82.3076)"]	false	false
Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History 1994, 1996	9316338	1999-01-01	Jacobel, Robert	Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History	The Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History project was part of Western Divide West Antarctic Ice Cores (WAISCORES), an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This project supported glaciological studies of Siple Dome and its surroundings between Ice Streams C and D, via two major goals. First, it sought to characterize the dynamic environment and ice stratigraphy of Siple Dome and its surroundings, with the specific mission of assessing Siple Dome as a potential deep core site; and second, to determine whether the configuration of ice stream flow in the region has changed over time. Both goals are relevant to understanding the dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), its history, and potential future behavior. This project was a collaboration between Saint Olaf College, the University of Washington, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. It included studies of satellite imagery and acquisition and analysis of field data from GPS, firn cores and snow pits, and ground-based ice-penetrating radar. Data in this collection were obtained during two Antarctic field seasons in 1994–95 and 1996–97. The data set is available via FTP as Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) and ASCII tab delimited (.txt) files. Related notes are available as a Microsoft Word (.doc) or text (.txt) file. Related images and charts are available as Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) and Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) files.	["POLYGON((-155 -81,-154 -81,-153 -81,-152 -81,-151 -81,-150 -81,-149 -81,-148 -81,-147 -81,-146 -81,-145 -81,-145 -81.2,-145 -81.4,-145 -81.6,-145 -81.8,-145 -82,-145 -82.2,-145 -82.4,-145 -82.6,-145 -82.8,-145 -83,-146 -83,-147 -83,-148 -83,-149 -83,-150 -83,-151 -83,-152 -83,-153 -83,-154 -83,-155 -83,-155 -82.8,-155 -82.6,-155 -82.4,-155 -82.2,-155 -82,-155 -81.8,-155 -81.6,-155 -81.4,-155 -81.2,-155 -81))"]	["POINT(-150 -82)"]	false	false
Visible Stratigraphic Dating, Siple Dome and Upstream C Cores	9526374	1997-01-01	Alley, Richard	Physical Properties of the Siple Dome Deep Ice Core	This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set includes melt layers and annual layer data for Siple Dome cores A through J, and upstream core C (UpC). Cores were examined on a light table after the core had been sectioned longitudinally and samples removed for isotopic, chemical, and other analyses, and after the surface had been smoothed using a planer. Major stratigraphic features were noted, such as coarse-grained and fine-grained firn at shallow depths, and coarse-bubbled and fine-bubbled ice at greater depth. Melt layers were identified as bubble-free or nearly-bubble-free zones. Core lengths ranged from 30 to 133 meters. Data in this collection were obtained in the summer of 1997. The data set is available via FTP as ACSII data (.dat), metadata (.meta) and text (.txt) files.	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	["POINT(-149 -81)"]	false	false

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